Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 190120

Remote Working: Equal Pay

Tabled: 19 June 2023
Answered: 27 June 2023

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op) — York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of working from home policies on the gender pay gap.

Answer

Kevin Hollinrake

We have not made an assessment of the impact of home or remote working policies on the gender pay gap specifically.

The gender pay gap for all employees has been falling over time. The gap was 14.9% in 2022, and remains lower than the pre-covid period, where it stood at 17.4% in 2019.