Employers who are tendering for a government contract and required to report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) may be requested to provide evidence of compliance from WGEA to provide as part of their tender application. Where an employer has met their obligations under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (the Act), they will be issued with a compliance certificate which can be provided as evidence of compliance when applying for a government tender.

Where an employer has registered with WGEA but has not yet reported, they can provide a copy of the registration confirmation email issued by WGEA as part of a government tender application. This confirmation email will confirm when the employer must lodge their report to WGEA.

Where an employer does not employ 100 or more employees, they do not meet the definition of a relevant employer under the Workplace Gender Equality Act. They are not required to report to WGEA, and can advise of this information within a government tender application. WGEA does not issue letters for non-relevant employers to be used as evidence for a government tender.

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