Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, is on the back foot after the airline’s gender pay gap of 67 per cent was revealed — far wider than its low-cost rivals Gleb Garanich/ReutersRyanair abandoned its cabin crew bikini calendar in 2014 in the face of criticism over sexism. Now the airline faces a new controversy after it reported that its British-based male staff earned 67 per cent more on mean hourly pay than women, the biggest disparity among large airlines which have been forced by new regulations to disclose their gender pay gaps. UK employers are under scrutiny over their pay structures, and companies with more than 250 staff have to report their gender pay gap by April 4 to the UK Government Equalities Office. Compared with other airlines that operate in the UK, Ryanair’s gap outstripped itslow-cost rival Easyjet, which had 51.7 per cent, and British Airways, which had 35 per cent. The aviation industry…

Source: The Times April 03, 2018 22:51 UTC