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Teachers’ union calls on Government to address ethnicity pay gap

Headteachers are calling on the Government to address pay disparities among ethnic groups, as campaigners observe Ethnicity Pay Gap Day. Headteachers’ union NAHT said teachers of black, Asian or minority ethnic background risked facing a “double ...

08 Jan 2022 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

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'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

Social care staff need 41% pay rise to earn same as NHS counterparts – report

Social care staff need a “staggering” pay rise of 41% on average to earn the same amount as their NHS counterparts, research suggests. It would take 23 years of current Government investment to bring support worker pay up to NHS level, ...

19 Dec 2022 at 18:51

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 ...

03 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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” to head the Treasury ...

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 National Statistics ...

01 Nov 2023 at 13:01

Life

How do you start investing money? As survey finds women less likely to feel confident about it than men

Less than a third (31%) of women feel confident about investing their money, compared with 44% of men, according to a new survey. What’s more, 34% said they don’t have enough savings to invest, while 63% of the women polled ...

08 Mar 2024 at 17:42

Ireland

Almost three quarters of the top 1% of Irish earners in 2022 were male

Almost three quarters of the top 1% of earners in Ireland last year were male, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The figures indicate an almost even split between those in active ...

12 Dec 2023 at 11:44

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Women lead in higher paid positions at Leitrim County Council

Women earn more than men in Leitrim Co Council, a Gender Pay Gap Report for 2024 published by the local authority has found. The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage of all men and women ...

19 Dec 2024 at 13:33

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Donegal County Council publishes 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report

Donegal County Council has today published its Gender Pay Gap Report, highlighting the percentage difference between what men and women are paid on average in the organisation, irrespective of roles or levels....

18 Dec 2024 at 13:33

BBC gender pay gap widens for third year in a row, latest figures show

The BBC’s gender pay gap has increased for the third year in a row to its highest level since 2017. The difference between the median average hourly earnings of men and women across the corporation’s staff ...

23 Jul 2024 at 14:13

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