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The Trades Union Congress reported that the gender pay gap in the UK currently stands at 12.8%, which equates to women earning an average of £2,548 less per year than men. At the current rate of progress, equal pay will not be achieved until 2056.

The Trades Union Congress reported that the gender pay gap in the UK currently stands at 12.8%, which equates to women earning an average of £2,548 less per year than men. At the current rate of progress, equal pay will not be achieved until 2056.

The pay disparity means that women effectively work without pay for 47 days each year compared to men, only beginning to earn from mid-February onward. TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak stated that this reality should be unthinkable in 2026.

The pay disparity means that women effectively work without pay for 47 days each year compared to men, only beginning to earn from mid-February onward. TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak stated that this reality should be unthinkable in 2026.

The gender pay gap varies significantly across industries, with finance and insurance recording the widest gap at 27.2%. The education sector shows a 17% pay gap, while leisure services demonstrates a much narrower disparity of just 1.5%.

The gender pay gap varies significantly across industries, with finance and insurance recording the widest gap at 27.2%. The education sector shows a 17% pay gap, while leisure services demonstrates a much narrower disparity of just 1.5%.

The pay gap is largest among workers aged 50 to 59, standing at 19.7%, which the TUC attributes partly to women pausing or reducing careers to accommodate caring responsibilities for children and elderly relatives throughout their lives.

The pay gap is largest among workers aged 50 to 59, standing at 19.7%, which the TUC attributes partly to women pausing or reducing careers to accommodate caring responsibilities for children and elderly relatives throughout their lives.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will ban zero-hours contracts and require employers with more than 250 staff to publish action plans for addressing their gender pay gaps. Companies of this size are already legally obliged to report their pay data annually.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will ban zero-hours contracts and require employers with more than 250 staff to publish action plans for addressing their gender pay gaps. Companies of this size are already legally obliged to report their pay data annually.

Office for National Statistics data from April 2025 shows the gender pay gap among full-time workers decreased to 6.9% from 7.1% the previous year. Research published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations suggested the gap may have been underestimated for over two decades.

Office for National Statistics data from April 2025 shows the gender pay gap among full-time workers decreased to 6.9% from 7.1% the previous year. Research published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations suggested the gap may have been underestimated for over two decades.

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