Received from: TUC Black Workers Conference
UNISON’s campaign to address the ethnicity pay gap recognises that closing the ethnicity pay gap is fundamental to achieving equality for Black workers. We cannot wait for legislation. Encouraging employers to conduct transparent pay audits, identify disparities, and to implement diversity and inclusion programmes that foster career advancement for Black employees is essential if we are to eliminate biased employment practices.
Conference, proposing the incorporation of ethnicity pay gap reporting as a standard practice in corporate disclosures has been a UNISON campaign drive since September 2020 but we need a wider campaign, and we need it now.
Conference calls on the TUC Race Relations Committee to:
i. encourage the incorporation of ethnicity, pay gap reporting as a standard practice in corporate disclosures
ii. call for legislation to make ethnicity pay gap reporting mandatory and for this to become a standard practice in employers’ policies and procedures
iii. promote initiatives to support employers conduct transparent pay audits, identify disparities, and help to take corrective measures in addressing this and ensure they involve trade unions
iv. help to promote and foster an inclusive and diverse programme that supports the career advancement of Black employees in the workplace.
TUC Black Workers Conference