Local requirement
Ireland
This article provides information on legally required pay equity reporting in Ireland. It gives an overview of which employers need to take action, what the deliverables are, how to get started, and how to use the PayEquity by beqom software to help meet the local requirements.
Resource: Local reporting requirements in Ireland
On May 31, 2022, Ireland implemented the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. This law requires certain organizations to report their gender pay gap annually.
The law was motivated to counteract disproportionate representation: many women in lower-paid positions but few in higher-paid ones. If an organization has this dynamic, it is now required to explain the discrepancy. This will prompt the organization to better understand its own pay structure and workforce composition. This, in turn, provides a good foundation for the organization to begin closing its gender pay gap. And taking action will now be even more beneficial for employers, since Ireland’s new requirements will make pay gap information publicly available.
Important dates
The required reports start with a “snapshot” of data on any date of the employer’s choosing in June. The reports are based on the employees the company has on this date. The reporting period comprises the 12 months that precede the snapshot date. Reports must be published no more than 6 months after the snapshot date.
Who needs to report
In 2022, organizations with over 250 employees are required to report. In 2024, organizations with over 150 employees will report, and in 2025, those with over 50 employees will report.
Requirements
Each report must include the following data:
- Gender pay gaps – both mean and median pay gaps.Hourly remuneration pay gaps for:All employeesPart-time employeesEmployees with temporary contractsPay gaps in bonuses (if applicable)
- The percentages, broken down by gender, of employees who receive bonuses and/or benefits in kind. (Here, “benefits in kind” means any non-cash benefit with some monetary value.)
- Gender distribution in each salary quartile.
If any gender differences are identified with regard to any of these three points, the organization must also provide a written explanation. This should include the reason (in the employer’s opinion) for the discrepancy and any measures being taken to reduce it.
PayEquity by beqom offers a built-in template for a gender pay gap report that meets Ireland’s requirements. This report is easy to create and export to PDF.
Generating this report in Pay Analytics by beqom only requires a few key pieces of compensation data:
- Gender
- Hourly remuneration and bonus remuneration
- Columns indicating which employees are part-time, on temporary contracts or receiving benefits in kind
What happens next
The report must be published in a way that is accessible to all the organization’s employees and the general public. This is usually done by posting the report on the company’s website. The report must remain available for at least three years after its publication date.
Although currently, each organization is publishing its own information individually, Ireland plans to create a central reporting system. So in the future, employers will need to upload reports electronically.
Ireland’s new legislation does not stipulate any penalties for organizations that identify gender pay discrepancies, small or large. However, it’s still usually in an employer’s best interests to close its pay gap. Given the increased transparency, pay disparity will be public knowledge. A significant gender pay gap might alienate current employees, potential employees, and possibly customers.
Further support in PayEquity by beqom
PayEquity by beqom not only creates a report tailored to Ireland’s requirements – it offers additional tools to help organizations obtain good results. These tools include:
- Pay equity analyses: This tool not only measures the adjusted pay gap (in addition to the unadjusted), but it also provides suggestions (specific raises for specific employees) on how to close it.
- Workplace equity feature: This tool gives an overview of the diversity in an organization’s workforce composition. Understanding workforce diversity is key to understanding why an unadjusted pay gap might exist. This tool also shows how the organization’s workforce is changing.
- Compensation Assistant: When a company closes its pay gap, this tool helps ensure that it does not come creeping back through promotion or new hire decisions.
- Drill-down capabilities: Insight into specific groups of employees, like part-time or temporary workers, helps employers get a better understanding of their pay structure.
Please note that while this local resource information has been compiled by beqom's legal and pay equity experts, it does not constitute legal advice.
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