Gender pay gap sees women in Bassetlaw work more than one month for free
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Women's rights charity the Fawcett Society said progress in reducing the gender pay gap is too slow, and called on the Government to introduce measures to help women into higher-paying work, especially during the cost-of-living crisis.
Office for National Statistics estimates show full-time female workers in Bassetlaw earned an average of £15.05 per hour as of April, while their male peers earned £16.45 – a gap of 8.5 per cent.
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Hide AdIt means that by the end of the year, women will have effectively worked without pay since November 30.
Across the UK, the full-time female workforce is paid an average hourly rate of £18.09, 11.3 per cent less than the £20.04 hourly wage earned by men.
The Fawcett Society said the rising cost of living means raising awareness of the pay gap is vital for women across the country.
Jemima Olchawski, society chief executive, said: "Progress on tackling the gender pay gap is too slow and evidence continues to stack up that women want to see more being done.
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Hide Ad“In the context of labour market shortages and the cost-of-living crisis, we really can’t afford not to act.
“We urgently need action from both the Government and employers.”
The gender pay gap is the estimated difference between the average hourly wage for men and women across all jobs and is different from the concept of equal pay, which means men and women doing the same job must be paid the same.