Gender Pay Gap
Growing gender pay gap means women in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock work for free until 31st December - 3 extra days this year
New analysis of official figures by Labour shows women in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock are being paid 82p for every pound a man earns.
The revelation comes as Equal Pay Day - the day that women across the UK effectively start working for free due to the gender pay gap - comes three days earlier this year because the pay gap is back on the rise under this Government. That means women will work for free for the next 57 days.
A Labour Government will ask big companies with over 250 staff in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock to publish their average hourly pay gap each year to expose whether men and women are being paid differently for doing the same work, and whether too few women occupy senior positions.
Sandra Osborne, Labour’s MP for Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock, said:
“These shocking figures show the full extent of the gap in pay between men and women in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock. In David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s Britain, not only do women get paid less than men, but things are getting worse. Only Labour will require companies to publish the hourly wage pay gap of their employees so that together we can take the steps to deliver equal pay for women and men across the country.”
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Gloria De Piero MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities:
“Women are working an extra three days for free this year because the pay gap is back on the rise. Women shouldn’t have to wait another 50 years for Equal Pay which is why Labour will be calling a vote in Parliament to get big companies to publish their pay gap. If this Government doesn’t act, a Labour Government will.”
Growing gender pay gap means women in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock work for free until 31st December - 3 extra days this year
New analysis of official figures by Labour shows women in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock are being paid 82p for every pound a man earns.
The revelation comes as Equal Pay Day - the day that women across the UK effectively start working for free due to the gender pay gap - comes three days earlier this year because the pay gap is back on the rise under this Government. That means women will work for free for the next 57 days.
A Labour Government will ask big companies with over 250 staff in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock to publish their average hourly pay gap each year to expose whether men and women are being paid differently for doing the same work, and whether too few women occupy senior positions.
Sandra Osborne, Labour’s MP for Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock, said:
“These shocking figures show the full extent of the gap in pay between men and women in Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock. In David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s Britain, not only do women get paid less than men, but things are getting worse. Only Labour will require companies to publish the hourly wage pay gap of their employees so that together we can take the steps to deliver equal pay for women and men across the country.”
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Gloria De Piero MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities:
“Women are working an extra three days for free this year because the pay gap is back on the rise. Women shouldn’t have to wait another 50 years for Equal Pay which is why Labour will be calling a vote in Parliament to get big companies to publish their pay gap. If this Government doesn’t act, a Labour Government will.”