Update on gender pay gap reporting for 2024-25

27 Nov 2025 01:36 PM

A spokesperson for the Equality and Human Rights Commission gave an update on gender pay gap reporting for 2024-25

“We are pleased to announce that we have reached 100 per cent reporting of gender pay gap data for 2024-25.

“In September we highlighted that ten organisations missed the 4 April deadline this year, but all have subsequently reported their data or have been confirmed to be out of scope.

“Reporting this data is a vital first step in organisations addressing potential pay inequality and discrimination against female staff.

“This isn’t just about being transparent, or even just compliance with the law. As Britain’s equality regulator we encourage employers to pro-actively use this data to make their organisation a fairer place to work.

“We are confident full reporting will continue, with our effective enforcement methods ensuring that employers continue to provide this vital data."

Background:

  • Organisations with 250 or more employees must publish the average difference in pay between men and women in their organisation each year. The deadline for doing so is 4 April, with the exception of most English public sector employers for which it is 30 March.
  • Organisations that fail to publish their data receive a warning notice from the EHRC which threatens formal enforcement action. This can include enforceable action plans or investigations if a company is in breach of equality law. If organisations do not report, the EHRC has the power to seek a court order to impose an unlimited fine.
  • For 2024-25, ten organisations failed to report their gender pay gap data by the relevant deadline in late March or early April 2025. The EHRC wrote to the chief executives of all ten organisations, asking for their data to be reported as soon as possible, and reminding them of the EHRC’s powers to conduct a legal investigation if they did not.

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