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03-22-2016, 04:12 AM
Gender pay gap in Britain could be eliminated if every job was 'flexible'
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LONDON — The British government is complicit in a system that's perpetuating the gender pay gap and undermining productivity,*according to a new report released Tuesday by the Women and Equalities Select Committee.*
The report, authored by a cross-party committee of Members of Parliament, made four recommendations for closing the pay gap between men and women, which currently stands at 19.2% for full- and part-time workers.*
SEE ALSO: UK firms that fail to address gender pay gap will be named and shamed (http://mashable.com/2016/02/12/companies-gender-pay-gap/)
All jobs should be flexible "by default from the outset" unless there is a strong business case for them **t to be, the report says. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/gender-pay-gap-britain/)
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LONDON — The British government is complicit in a system that's perpetuating the gender pay gap and undermining productivity,*according to a new report released Tuesday by the Women and Equalities Select Committee.*
The report, authored by a cross-party committee of Members of Parliament, made four recommendations for closing the pay gap between men and women, which currently stands at 19.2% for full- and part-time workers.*
SEE ALSO: UK firms that fail to address gender pay gap will be named and shamed (http://mashable.com/2016/02/12/companies-gender-pay-gap/)
All jobs should be flexible "by default from the outset" unless there is a strong business case for them **t to be, the report says. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/gender-pay-gap-britain/)
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