Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 22269
Employment: Social Class
Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 10 January 2025
Question
Kirsty Blackman
Scottish National Party — Aberdeen North
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating socioeconomic background reporting for all employers with over 250 employees.
Answer
Justin MaddersThe Department has not undertaken any such assessment. Companies are already required to disclose employee matters and can choose to include socioeconomic aspects where relevant to their business. For example, all large companies in the UK must include in...
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