Call to force large companies to make ethnicity pay gap public

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But for the time being, I am afraid that all I can do is repeat what I said during the debate in September – that we continue to assess next steps and will set out our response in due course.” In a new report, published on Tuesday, the committee wrote: “The Government has acknowledged that ethnicity pay gap reporting should be mandatory. “We recognise that capturing and reporting ethnicity pay gap data is a more complex exercise than for gender, especially given disproportionate sample sizes of ethnicity across the UK. “A pay gap is an indicator for employers to identify, understand and address trends in ethnic disparities across their own workforce.” Ms Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, said the Government’s “failure to move forwards on ethnicity pay gap reporting” was “perplexing”. “We already have the systems and structures in place to start reporting on the ethnicity pay gap, as well as a clear impetus – tackling inequality benefits not only marginalised groups, but the whole economy.