New plans tackle unfairness in the workplace for women

TOO many female employees are still facing unfair pay and having their health needs dismissed, the Women and Equalities minister has said.

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Bridget Phillipson, who is also Education Secretary, said the Government was aiming to “empower women at work” by encouraging businesses to set out what they are doing to reduce their gender pay gap and support employees going through the menopause.

From next month, firms with 250 or more employees will have the option to publish a voluntary action plan alongside their gender pay gap data.

Ms Phillipson said the Government is working with business “so we all benefit from unleashing women’s talents”.

While the plans are not compulsory, the aim is to make them mandatory from spring 2027, although the Government said this is subject to secondary legislation.