Gender pay gap reporting: guidance for employers
Guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting, including preparing your data and making your calculations.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Any employer with 250 or more employees on a specific date each year (the ‘snapshot date’) must report their gender pay gap data.
You must report and publish your gender pay gap information within a year of your snapshot date. You must do this for every year that you have 250 or more employees on your snapshot date.
Updates to this guidance
We have updated the format of this guidance to:
- make it clearer and simpler
- locate it in one place on GOV.UK
- remove any unnecessary duplication and repetition
There have been no changes to factual content.
The way you work out and report your gender pay gap information is the same.
Search and compare gender pay gap data
If you are looking for data about a specific company or sector, you can search and compare gender pay gap data.
Last updated 15 March 2023 + show all updates
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Moved the page on reporting your gender pay gap data into this guidance.
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First published.
Update history
2025-08-11 10:17
Replaced link to the report by the Behavioural Insights Team with updated version. Replaced text in ‘Actions if you’re recruiting or promoting staff’ with updated content.
2024-01-09 10:03
Added guidance on closing your gender pay gap, including understanding your gap and knowing what actions to take. This was previously published on the gender pay gap service.
2023-03-15 10:20
Moved the page on reporting your gender pay gap data into this guidance.
2023-02-27 12:30
First published.