Motion
- Motion title
- LGBTQ+ pay gap in UK FE
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Meeting link
- FE Conference
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2026
- Status
- Carried
- Motion
- F27
- Motion text
Conference notes:
1. in UK, pay disparity for LGBTQ+ workers in FE is a significant but often “hidden” issue due to a lack of mandatory reporting
2. in 2023-2024 median salary in FE was about £36k whereas in sixth-form colleges it was £47k
3. recent data from individual institutions and TUC suggests a 16% LGBTQ+ pay gap. The poll revealed only 13% of workplaces contacted monitor LGBTQ+ pay gap.
Conference believes:
The main contributing factors include:
a. under-representation of LGBTQ+ workers in senior roles
b. non-disclosure and data gaps
c. the 'Pink Ceiling' of subtle discrimination or lack of inclusive networking.
Conference calls for:
i. mandatory reporting: making sexual orientation pay gap reporting a requirement
ii. ring-fenced Funding: Ensuring pay increases are used to specifically address disparities in lower pay spines where LGBTQ+ are concentrated
iii. introduce national bargaining and standardised pay scales in line with 6th form college.
- Proposing body
- LGBT+ members' standing committee
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Further education committee (FEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2026/F/05-28/092/F27