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To: UK Parliament

We need disability pay gap reporting

We are calling on the government to make it compulsory for employers to publish their disability pay gaps.

Why is this important?

For too long, disabled workers have faced double discrimination. Not only are they less likely to have a paid job but when they do, disabled people earn much less than their non-disabled peers.

New analysis published by the TUC shows that disabled workers now earn a fifth (20%) less than non-disabled workers. It means that the pay gap for disabled workers has widened to £3,800 per year – an increase of £800 over the last year. And the gap will almost certainly increase again as the economic impact of Covid-19 hits.

Mandatory disability pay gap reporting would mean bosses had to identify and address poor workplace practices that lead to inequality. Without this requirement progress will be too slow and disabled workers will be consigned to many more years of lower pay and unfair barriers to getting jobs and progressing at work.

Disabled people deserve more, they need mandatory disability pay gap reporting – they have waited long enough for fair and equal treatment at work.

The government must bring in mandatory disability pay gap reporting for all employers with more than 50 employees.

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Updates

2019-11-07 13:25:12 +0000

1,000 signatures reached

2019-11-07 12:31:02 +0000

500 signatures reached

2019-11-04 13:03:52 +0000

100 signatures reached

2019-11-04 10:27:37 +0000

50 signatures reached

2019-11-04 01:02:05 +0000

25 signatures reached

2019-11-01 15:56:23 +0000

10 signatures reached