18 January 2018
The Office for National Statistics has analysed the gender pay gap to seek to understand the factors surrounding the difference in pay as between men and women. The study concludes that the gap for full-time workers is entirely in favour of men in every occupation.
The report analyses the median gross hourly earnings for men and women full-time employees and shows that, between 2011 and 2017, men’s pay has grown by 10.4%—from £13.12 to £14.48 per hour—while women’s pay has grown by 12% from £11.75 to £13.16 per hour.
It also shows that, in 2017, men on average were paid £1.32 more per hour than women, creating a gap of 9.1% and concludes that the pay gap has fallen from 10.5% in 2011 to 9.1% in 2017. Other points arising include:
- the gender pay gap for full-time workers is entirely in favour of men for all occupations
- occupational crowding has an impact since occupations with the smallest gender pay gap have nearly equal employment shares between men and women
- the gap for full-time workers remains small at younger ages
- women’s pay growth in 2017 in respect of age was lower than men’s pay growth
- men who have worked for more than 20 years in the same organisation earn 20.8% more compared with men who worked for no longer than one year—for women, pay is 17.5% higher
As we set out in out blog on Gender Pay Gap Reporting 2018, employers need to ensure they give thought to the gender pay gap and the position within their organisation.
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