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Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns trade unions group
In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 entitles individuals to equal pay for "like work," work rated as equivalent, or work of equal value. The act protects against unfair treatment based on age, disability, marriage, race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender. However, according to a trade union, despite a slow, long-term downward trend, there is still a considerable pay gap between men and women in the UK. On average, men are paid 12.8% more than women by UK companies with more than 250 staff in the same industries. The gender pay gap is equivalent to a month and a half of the annual pay. Though the gap varies by industry, like 27% in finance and insurance, 17% in education, and 13% in health, it still exists across the board, both in full-time and part-time. Also, the widest pay gap is seen among workers in their 50s. The union attributes the cause to the long-term effects of women pausing or reducing their career opportunities for childbearing and caring responsibilities. In the meantime, the total fertility rate of the UK is now around 1.4, far below the reproduction level of 2.1. It seems essential to improve not only protections for expectant and new mothers, but also parental leave for both parents to reduce the gender pay gap while increasing the fertility rate.
Read the article and learn the inconvenient fact about the gender pay gap in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5l75yx6vo
Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns trade unions group
In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 entitles individuals to equal pay for "like work," work rated as equivalent, or work of equal value. The act protects against unfair treatment based on age, disability, marriage, race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender. However, according to a trade union, despite a slow, long-term downward trend, there is still a considerable pay gap between men and women in the UK. On average, men are paid 12.8% more than women by UK companies with more than 250 staff in the same industries. The gender pay gap is equivalent to a month and a half of the annual pay. Though the gap varies by industry, like 27% in finance and insurance, 17% in education, and 13% in health, it still exists across the board, both in full-time and part-time. Also, the widest pay gap is seen among workers in their 50s. The union attributes the cause to the long-term effects of women pausing or reducing their career opportunities for childbearing and caring responsibilities. In the meantime, the total fertility rate of the UK is now around 1.4, far below the reproduction level of 2.1. It seems essential to improve not only protections for expectant and new mothers, but also parental leave for both parents to reduce the gender pay gap while increasing the fertility rate.
Read the article and learn the inconvenient fact about the gender pay gap in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5l75yx6vo
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