Contents
Is the gender pay gap disappearing?
2 Understanding the gender pay gap
Do women choose lower paid jobs?
The right to request from day 1
The right to request increased hours
Other strategies to increase flexible working
How parental leave can reduce the gender pay gap
The cost of time out of the labour market
Supporting parents to share care
Non-transferrable paternal leave
Equalising maternity, paternity and SPL payments
6 Making the most of women’s skills
The difficulties of returning to work
Supporting women back into work
7 Tackling low pay in highly feminised sectors
Low pay in highly feminised sectors
Productivity and fiscal benefits
Impact of the national minimum wage
8 Making GPG reporting regulations work
How much impact will reporting have?
Could the regulations have more impact?
Reporting data by age and part-time status
Reducing the threshold from 250
Alternative measures to increase transparency
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
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