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FA announces improved female pro contracts including enhanced maternity policy

Improved contracts for professional female players – including an enhanced maternity policy – will come into effect from next season, the Football Association has announced. It was revealed last week that an agreement had been reached between the FA ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

SNP calls on Westminster to improve or devolve employment law to tackle sexism

The SNP has called on the UK Government to either strengthen employment law to tackle sexism or devolve the powers to the Scottish Parliament. The party is calling for closing the gender pay gap to be made a priority in 2022, while SNP MP Angela ...

30 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Scotland

Scotland ‘leading the way’ in paying real living wage, says minister

A record number of Scots are being paid the real living wage, official figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 91% of employees aged 18 and above earned at least this amount in 2022. That is up from 85.5% the previous ...

30 Oct 2022 at 01:01

DerryNow

'How are a family on two minimum wages getting by? They're not'

County Derry mum says high childcare costs are leaving young families on low incomes unable to get by. Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, from Magherafelt, is a lecturer at Ulster University and mother to Finian (3) and Bronwen (1). Ciara says her family ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:33

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Carlow Council publishes its Gender Pay Gap Report

Carlow County Council has published its Gender Pay Gap Report for 2022. The Mean Gender Pay Gap shows that the average hourly rate for males is 6.56% more than the average hourly rate for females. The Median Gender Pay Gap shows that the ...

23 Dec 2022 at 13:33

Scotland

Gender pay gap lower in Scotland than UK

The gender pay gap between men and women is lower in Scotland than the UK overall, figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows the gender pay gap for all employees in 2022 was 12.2%, lower than the UK-wide figure of ...

03 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Life

Gender pay gap widens ‘dramatically’ after women have children – TUC

The gender pay gap is almost 15%, and widens “dramatically” after women have children, according to new research. The TUC said its study suggested that the average woman in paid employment effectively works for free for nearly two ...

23 Feb 2023 at 06:00

Scotland

Graduates from poor backgrounds earn 11% less than counterparts, figures show

Graduates from the poorest parts of Scotland earn an average of 11% less than their more affluent counterparts five years after finishing their studies, figures show. Statistics published by the Scottish Government on the ...

06 Jul 2023 at 19:41

UK gender pay gap widens to 8.3% but below pre-pandemic levels

The gender pay gap for UK workers widened to 8.3% this year, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the difference in average earnings for full-time male and female ...

26 Oct 2022 at 12:44

Rachel Reeves commits to improving women’s lives by closing gender pay gap

Rachel Reeves has said she intends to use her position as the first female Chancellor to “improve life for women”, as she set out plans to support women in business. Ms Reeves said it is a “huge responsibility” ...

18 Sept 2024 at 11:34

Little change in gender pay gap in past year, study suggests

The gender pay gap for full-time workers has barely changed over the past year, new figures suggest. The gap among full-time employees increased to 7.7% this year, up from 7.6% in 2022, said the Office for ...

01 Nov 2023 at 13:01

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County Council publishes its Gender Pay Gap Report

The Longford County Council 2023 Gender Pay Gap Report was published in December, highlighting the percentage difference between what men and women are paid on average in the organisation, irrespective of ...

14 Jan 2024 at 12:33

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