11 Mar 2020

Research: Gender Pay Gap Research Report

With the deadline for gender pay gap reporting fast approaching, this research report from HR DataHub provides insight into the effectiveness of measures companies are taking to reduced their gender pay gap.

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The report reviewed the gender pay gap reports from 400 of the biggest employers in the UK to understand what they have put in place to close the gap. From this it has identified 22 of the most frequently used measures.

Key findings

Flexible working continues to be the main focus to reduce the gender pay gap.
In terms of effectiveness, the measures focused on preparing women to be successful through development, and subsequently providing the right opportunities, appear to have the biggest impact on closing the gap.
All of the companies reported that their gender pay gap was not caused by equal pay issues but rather a lack of women in senior or STEM related roles. The report’s authors believe this will never be 100% true due to gender bias, and so companies should be conducting annual audits to ensure that process and governance is ensuring pay equity.
There is little innovation in the measures used to close the gap. Most companies use a mix of the top ten measures identified in this report. Some innovation was noted but nothing revolutionary yet.

A new report will be created in May 2020 to reflect the new gender pay gap reports which are due to be published in April 2020.