Since 2017, most businesses in England, Scotland and Wales with more than 250 employees have had to report on their gender pay gap, and firms are now moving to look at reporting on race-related wage inequalities, too.
Iain Anderson, who has been appointed to the new role to boost equality in the workplace, suggested that approach should also be applied to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender workers. “Particularly given what we’ve all been through over the past 18 months (during the COVID-19 pandemic), pay is almost the most important metric when a lot of people can’t all be together,” he said. “It’s an issue to look at,” Anderson said, adding he would contact businesses, trade unions and LGBTQ+ groups for input.