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: