Schools must publish gender pay gap stats within a year

Academy trusts and schools with over 250 workers have one year to publish their gender pay gap data, following new rules.

It is now a requirement for educational institutions which have more than 250 workers to publish their gender pay gap statistics.

Employers that fall under the new requirement have until April next year to publish figures on their websites, as part of a government pledge to champion gender equality.

After this, statistics will have to be published each year.

Mandatory figures for reporting include the median and mean gender pay gap, the proportion of men and women in each quartile of the pay structure, and pay gaps in any bonuses paid out during the year.

Employers will also be encouraged to publish an action plan alongside their figures showing how they will close any pay gap.

Education secretary Justine Greening, commented: “Helping women to reach their full potential isn’t only the right thing to do, it makes good economic sense and is good for British business.”