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Reporting Deadlines

Timeline, frequency, and submission requirements for pay equity reports

Why This Matters

Reporting deadlines create accountability rhythms and ensure regular attention to pay equity rather than one-time compliance exercises. Consistent reporting cycles enable year-over-year tracking of progress, facilitate benchmarking across organizations and industries, and maintain public and stakeholder attention on pay equity issues. Missed deadlines often carry significant penalties and reputational harm. Understanding deadlines across multiple jurisdictions is critical for multinational organizations that may face dozens of different reporting obligations with varying timing, formats, and disclosure requirements.

How It's Measured

Deadline compliance is one of the most straightforward metrics: reports must be submitted by specified dates to designated government portals or public platforms. Penalties for late submission are often automatic and escalate with delay. Compliance tracking includes: submission confirmation receipts, timestamps proving timely filing, completeness of submitted data, public website posting dates meeting disclosure requirements, and proper notification to employees and stakeholders. Many jurisdictions maintain public databases showing which organizations complied on time, creating transparency around deadline performance.

How to Comply & Mitigate Risk

Organizations should: create comprehensive compliance calendars covering all applicable jurisdictions, assign clear ownership for each reporting obligation, establish internal deadlines well in advance of legal deadlines, implement data collection and analysis processes year-round rather than just before deadlines, prepare report templates aligned with regulatory requirements, conduct quality reviews before submission, maintain documentation of submission, communicate deadlines and requirements across relevant teams, and consider using compliance management software for multi-jurisdiction tracking. Early preparation prevents last-minute data issues and allows time for leadership review and strategic communication planning.

Common Requirements

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Annual reporting cycles

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Phased compliance dates

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Enacted

Asia-Pacific

Key Laws:

• Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
• Fair Work Act 2009
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