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Gender pay gap widest when people are in their fifties
Graham Watson
14th October 2016
The TUC have analysed the gender pay gap and discovered that it exists at all ages, but is most marked when women are in their 50s, largely as a result of caring for elderly relatives or children.
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The TUC solution suggests a number of measures, including better paid paternity leave, as well as forcing employers to publish an action plan for shrinking the gender pay gap, with sanctions for those who refuse to comply.
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