New equal pay guidance for SMEs published

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the British Chambers of Commerce have co-published a new guide to help small and medium-sized businesses comply with equal pay legislation.

This guide, which is intended to help further the EHRC’s long-term goal to improve transparency in pay systems, aims to help smaller businesses analyse any pay gap they may have and make any necessary changes required by law.

The publication of this guide follows the release of new research, published last month by the Chartered Management Institute, which found that, at current rates of change, the gender pay gap in management positions will not be eradicated until 2067.