Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 March 2022
29. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the roll-out of the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021; when the first data will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15459/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 requires organisations to report on their gender pay gap and reporting by employers with over 250 employees will begin this year.
Regulations implementing the Act are currently being developed and it is anticipated these will be finalised and published in the coming weeks. Employers will choose a ‘snapshot’ date of their employees in June 2022 and will report on the hourly gender pay gap for those employees within 6 months of their snapshot date, during December 2022. The Regulations will also require employers to publish a statement setting out, in the employers’ opinion, the reasons for the gender pay gap in their company and what measures are being taken or proposed to be taken by the employer to eliminate or reduce that pay gap.
Plans are also in place to develop an online reporting system for the 2023 reporting cycle.
