India’s Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (as amended) mandates that all covered employers with more than one employee must maintain ongoing wage registries.
India Gender Pay Gap Reporting: What You Need to Know
LAST MODIFIED: January 10, 2025
At a glance
Who:
All employers
What:
Wage Registry
When:
Rolling
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2025 gender pay gap reporting requirements in India
When is India's wage registry report due?
There is no specific due date for India’s wage registry report (referred to as “Form D” registry). Employers must maintain and update the report on an ongoing basis, annually or wherever there is a significant change.
Who needs to report on pay gaps in India?
All employers who meet the definition of employer (as defined by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972) are required to prepare the wage registry. The law covers companies, factories, mines, oil fields, plantations, ports, railways, motor transport undertakings, shops, and other establishments.
What pay gap metrics do I need to report in India?
Under India’s wage registry law, covered employers must maintain a wage registry with general background information (establishment name, total number of workers), as well as aggregated employee data, including:
- Category of workers
- Brief description of work
- Number of men employed
- Number of women employed
- Rate of remuneration paid
- Basic wage or salary
- Components of remuneration (e.g., dearness allowance, house rent allowance, other allowances)
Where do I need to share the pay gap report in India?
Employers are not required to submit the wage registry to the government but it is subject to government inspection by the Labour Inspector.
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Employers in India and the EU Pay Transparency Directive
India’s pay gap laws will not be directly impacted by the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Only the 27 Member States of the European Union are required to adopt the Directive.
That said, the EU Pay Transparency Directive will impact employers headquartered in India if they have employees in any EU Member State. Many of the Directive’s pay equity and pay transparency obligations will apply to employers with employees in the EU. Some obligations, like pay gap reporting, will apply to employers with more employees in the EU.
There’s also a growing trend of countries learning from and adopting elements of pay gap reporting laws from around the world so the EU Pay Transparency Directive may be a roadmap for future developments in India.
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FAQ: The most asked questions about India's wage registry reporting
Syndio helps customers all over the world with their global pay reporting needs. Here are some common questions we get about the reporting requirements under India’s pay gap law.
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