
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) said in November that female full-time workers earn less than male counterparts across 90 per cent of sectors.
Vicki Belt, assistant director of UKCES, said: “This research brings home the bleak reality of gender inequality at work in the UK. In spite of women’s real achievements in education, the gender pay gap stubbornly remains.” Now law firm Clyde & Co has found that, according to HMRC data, there is also a trend of static salaries when it comes to women. The numbers showed that the amount of females that are higher rate tax payers has remained at just 27 per cent for the past four financial years. That’s equivalent to 1.21m of the 4.47m higher rate tax payers – those declaring an income between £31,786 to £150,000.- Bridging the gender gap: How men can be allies to women in STEM
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He said the strategy, which is due to launch in early 2016, would “create the pressure we need for change, driving women’s wages up”. Clyde & Co noted that better childcare support, maternity leave and family-friendly initiatives could help tackle pay issues.
Charles Urquhart, employment partner at Clyde & Co, said: “Over 40 years since we saw the first legislation aimed at tackling differences between the sexes in the workplace, these further initiatives, and the intent behind them, are welcome.Share this story