Progress on closing the pay gap has been so slow that on current trends it will not be eradicated until 2069 – or 99 years after the 1970 Equal Pay Act – according to an analysis by consultants Deloitte. The gender pay gap has come down to its lowest on record, at 9.4% for full-time workers, and the government has pledged to eliminate it in a generation. The report says the reasons for the UK’s 9.4% gender pay gap for full-time workers are complex. “There are many factors that contribute to the gender pay gap. Deloitte’s report sounded an optimistic note that government rules from next April forcing bigger employers to publish their pay gap should spur businesses into greater action.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2016 22:52 UTC