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Theresa May Launches New Drive To Close Gender Pay Gap<\/b>
\nTheresa May has launched a new drive to close the gender pay cap, now calling on small companies to publish data on wage disparities.<\/p>\n

The PM also wants to widen the availability of flexible working for all jobs unless there are \u201csolid business reasons not to\u201d and increase female<\/a> representation in at senior levels.<\/p>\n

May said: \u201cTackling injustices like the gender pay gap is part of building a country that works for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlready many of the UK\u2019s top companies are leading the way in making sure everyone\u2019s contributions to the workplace are valued equally, and it is encouraging news that the gap has fallen this year for full-time workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the gender pay gap isn\u2019t going to close on its own \u2013 we all need to be taking sustained action to make sure we address this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commenting on the announcement, TUC General Secretary, Frances O\u2019Grady,\u00a0said: \u201cThe gender pay gap will continue closing at a snail\u2019s pace unless the government comes down much harder on employers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis announcement is a damp squib that will have little impact. Companies should be forced to publish their pay gaps \u2013 not merely encouraged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on median hourly earnings for full-time employees, the gender pay gap has fallen to the lowest level since 1997, dropping from 9.4% in 2016 to 9.1%.<\/p>\n

Large companies including Weetabix, Fujitsu, TSB, Virgin Media and SSE have already reported their gender pay gap and have said how they will take action to close it.<\/p>\n

May is now calling on more employers to follow their lead, including encouraging businesses with fewer than 250 employees to voluntarily publish their pay gap too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cWe need to see a real step-change in the number of companies publishing their gender pay data and offering progression and flexibility for all employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why today I am calling on more businesses, both small and large, to take action to make sure the gender pay gap is eliminated once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite positive action on the gender pay gap, the wider picture for UK workers is worsening.<\/p>\n

Full-time workers\u2019 weekly earnings have fallen in real terms for the first time since 2014, new figures revealed this week.<\/p>\n

Despite wages increasing by 2.2% since last year, according to the Office for National Statistics, any potential gains have been eroded by inflation rising even further.<\/p>\n

Median weekly earnings are now \u00a3550 a week – down 0.4% on 2016 when adjusted for inflation,\u00a0the Press Association reported.
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