UK Seeks Comments on Pay Equity Proposal

Short summary

The UK government launched a 15-week consultation (closing October 27, 2026) on expanding equal pay protections to ethnic minority and disabled workers, alongside increasing pay transparency. Proposals include reintroducing equal pay questionnaires, creating a new Equal Pay Regulation and Enforcement Unit, and addressing pay gaps in outsourcing arrangements. The initiative aligns UK policy with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, though current proposals remain more conservative than EU baseline requirements.

• •UK consultation open until Oct 27, 2026 seeks to extend equal pay protections to ethnic minority and disabled workers and increase pay transparency
• •Proposals include equal pay questionnaires, a new enforcement unit, and accountability for outsourcing pay gaps
• •UK framework aims to stay competitive with EU Pay Transparency Directive but remains more conservative at this stage

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