THE government’s new consultation on race and disability pay gap reporting is an “important step” towards moving closer to pay parity, the TUC said today.

Labour’s upcoming Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, first announced in the King’s Speech last July, aims to introduce mandatory pay gap reporting for ethnicity and disability.

The consultation is looking for views on how to implement this requirement for employers with 250 or more workers, helping to shape the legislation.