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A significant proportion of employers have revealed an increase in their gender pay gap as the deadline for reporting the information ended, it has been suggested. Most of an expected 10,000 organisations published their gender pay comparison by midnight on Thursday. An analysis of the figures will be made today, as well as details of those firms who missed the deadline. Companies employing more than 250 workers who did not provide information on any pay difference between men and women face a fine. A handful of councils, NHS trusts and universities have already missed the March 30 deadline for public sector organisations. Peter Cheese, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said: ‘It’s disappointing that many employers are still not providing a narrative or action plan. ‘Organisations that simply provide their numbers are failing to meet the increasing appetite and expectation for transparency amongst all stakeholders, including employees, investors, and regulators. ‘Financial figures would never be given without any explanation for them, and gender pay gap reporting should be no different.’