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14/01/2004
Women paid £559 a month less than men, says EOC
Women are being paid, on average, around £559 per month less than their male counterparts, according to new research carried out by BMRB Access Omnibus Surveys for the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
To mark the launch of the new EOC fair pay campaign, 'It's time to get even', the commission handed out 10,000 mock pay slips to commuters arriving for work this morning in London, Glasgow and Manchester, illustrating the pay gap between sexes.
And from today, which the EOC has designated 'Check Your Pay Day', a specially adapted salary calculator will be available through the EOC's website which will compare average salaries for different jobs.
Julie Mellor, Chair of the EOC, said: "Forget about sex, politics and religion, pay is the new taboo. In Britain today, the whole business of pay is shrouded in mystery. And this survey also shows that if you are a woman on a lower wage you are even more likely to be in the dark on how much you should expect.
"Discrimination flourishes in this culture of secrecy when people cannot be sure they are rewarded fairly."
An EOC pay comparison between men and women in full-time work revealed that men earn £27,300 a year, as compared with a woman's average wage of £20,592.
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To mark the launch of the new EOC fair pay campaign, 'It's time to get even', the commission handed out 10,000 mock pay slips to commuters arriving for work this morning in London, Glasgow and Manchester, illustrating the pay gap between sexes.
And from today, which the EOC has designated 'Check Your Pay Day', a specially adapted salary calculator will be available through the EOC's website which will compare average salaries for different jobs.
Julie Mellor, Chair of the EOC, said: "Forget about sex, politics and religion, pay is the new taboo. In Britain today, the whole business of pay is shrouded in mystery. And this survey also shows that if you are a woman on a lower wage you are even more likely to be in the dark on how much you should expect.
"Discrimination flourishes in this culture of secrecy when people cannot be sure they are rewarded fairly."
An EOC pay comparison between men and women in full-time work revealed that men earn £27,300 a year, as compared with a woman's average wage of £20,592.
(gmcg)
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