The gender pay gap for full-time employees increased to 12% from 9%. The figures also showed women made up a bigger proportion of the civil service than men overall. Whitehall has fewer female bosses under Cameron, says Labour Read moreThe widening pay gap appears to be at odds with the trend for the economy as a whole, which shows the UK’s gender pay gap slowly narrowing. The civil service pay gaps figures are based on annual salaries. Responding to the stated wider pay gap in the civil service, a Cabinet Office spokeswoman said: “We are committed to tackling the gender pay gap in the civil service and improving female representation.”She said that as part of a wider plan the government was reviewing its approach to maternity leave and people returning to work in the civil service.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2016 17:35 UTC