Approximately 30 large UK businesses with over 250 employees failed to meet the 4 April deadline for gender pay gap reporting . Firms that have not provided the required information have been given 28 days to comply . If they fail to do so , they will be “ named and shamed ” and could face legal action and fines . Of the 10,014 firms that did comply , almost 9 out of 10 were men more than women , with an average 9.7 % gap between the median hourly rate of men and women .
Approximately 1,500 large UK businesses with over 250 employees failed to meet the 4 April deadline for gender pay gap reporting. Firms that have not provided the required information have been given 28 days to comply. If they fail to do so, they will be “named and shamed” and could face legal action and fines. Of the 10,014 firms that did report, almost eight out of 10 paid men more than women, with an average 9.7% gap between the median hourly rate of men and women.