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BCC: Take action now over equal pay
The UK's small firms have been advised to ensure they are complying with current equal pay legislation by a leading business support organisation.Director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) David Frost announced that new guidance issued by his organisation, in conjunction with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, aims to help small firms make sure their employees were paid fairly.
"Taking action now to make pay systems transparent and fair should help businesses recruit the best talent to enable the private sector to drive economic recovery," he said.
His comments come in the wake of a survey from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which claimed that, at the current pace of change in the business sector, it will take.
The BCC also noted that, 40 years on from the introduction of the Equal Pay Act, women were still paid an average 16.4 per cent less per hour than their male counterparts.
By Paul Simon
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