Poll finds large public support for mandatory audits to ensure equal pay.

New polling conducted on behalf of the Fawcett Society and UNISON by Ipsos

MORI reveals the overwhelming majority of the British public supports the

introduction of a legal requirement on employers to conduct pay audits in

order to stamp out the gender pay gap. The poll results, released to coincide

with Equal Pay Day on 30th October, add to mounting pressure on the

Government to toughen measures in the Equality Bill relating to pay

inequality.

Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, commented: