UK Gender Pay Gap: Women Paid 90p for £1 Earned by Men

Women in the UK were paid just 90p for every £1 earned by a man, according to the latest figures released through the government’s gender pay gap reporting mechanism.

Among those high-profile companies reporting particularly large gender gaps was easyJet. According to data filed by the company’s larger arm, Easyjet Airline Company, women’s median wage stood at just 36p for every £1 that men earned last year.

Other companies reporting that median male earnings were at least double that of female employees include HSBC Bank along with several academy trusts.

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