Welcome to the 315th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! This episode is about the pay transparency panic: moving from reporting on pay gaps to action! I’m exploring mandatory pay gap reporting coming in 2027 for gender and potentially 2029 for ethnicity and disability. Discover what organisations need to report, why transparency alone isn’t enough, and practical steps to turn pay gap data into real action that actually closes the gaps.
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In today’s show on The Pay Transparency Panic: Moving from reporting on Pay Gaps to Action
- 01:00 What mandatory equality action plans will require from organisations with over 250 staff.
- 03:25 Why understanding the difference between equal pay and pay gaps matters.
- 07:00 The current data picture across gender and pay gap as of April 2025.
- 11:14 How to start to close data gaps in your organisation.
- 16:19 Examples of organisations doing good work on closing their gender pay gaps.
Quotes on The Pay Transparency Panic: Moving from reporting on Pay Gaps to Action
- Publishing pay gap figures is only the starting point to improving equity.
- Barriers that hold women back are often subtle and embedded within workplace cultures rather than being explicit discriminatory rules.
- Trends are really important because they show you what’s actually happening in your organisation.
- It’s not rocket science; a lot of it is common sense, and a lot of it is about building trust and explaining to people what you’re doing with their data.
Resources for The Pay Transparency Panic: Moving from reporting on Pay Gaps to Action
- The Co-Op’s Gender Pay Gap Toolkit
- CMS’s Blog about Legislation
- RMS Blog On Equality Action Plans
- Closing our pay gaps
- Pfizer – Spotlight on Closing Pay Gaps
- Mining Remediation’s graph and information on closing their gender pay gap
- Pets at Home: Promoting flexible working
- Episode #52: The Messy Myth of Meritocracy.
- Episode #29: Intersectionality and International Women’s Day.
- Episode #170: What is Disability and Intersectionality?
- Episode #180: Intersectionality for LGBTQ+ History Month.
- Episode #102: Beware the Tone Police!
- Episode #314: The Reward Disconnect: Why do the same people always get the recognition?
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