UK Statutory Instrument 2017 United Kingdom

Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017

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s.001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.002

Duty to publish annual information relating to pay

s.003

Meaning of “ordinary pay”

s.004

Meaning of “bonus pay”

s.005

Meaning of the “pay period” and the “relevant pay period”

s.006

Meaning of “hourly rate of pay”

s.007

Employee’s working hours in a week

s.008

Difference in mean hourly rate of pay

s.009

Difference in median hourly rate of pay

s.010

Difference in mean bonus pay

s.011

Difference in median bonus pay

s.012

Proportion of male and female employees who received bonus pay

s.013

Proportion of male and female employees according to quartile pay bands

s.014

Information to be accompanied by signed statement

s.015

Form and manner of publication

s.016

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Equality Act 2010 2010 Primary Act

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