Creating a fairer Britain
The analysis you undertake and the order in which you carry it out will reflect the scope of your audit and the structure of your organisation. See an example of a typical sequence of analysis for an equal pay audit, and an extract from an audit. If you use bespoke equal pay review software you will probably find that it contains this type and sequence of analysis pre-set within the software.
If you have a large number of pay elements, and/or it is difficult to obtain complete and accurate information across the organisation on particular pay elements, concentrate on those that form a significant component of total pay, particularly if they are more commonly paid to one protected group than another.
You can use statistical tests of significance or the ‘four fifths’ rule to assess differences in proportions of men and women who receive pay elements. See Differences in proportions - for example when comparing access to pay elements.