THE GAP BETWEEN MARS AND VENUS

摘要

Regulations that will require companies with more than 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data are expected to come into force in March 2016. Draft regulations setting out the detail of what is to be published are likely to be laid before parliament this autumn, with the obligation to publish to be phased over a six to 12 month period. So what does all this mean for the construction industry? There is a gender pay gap across most sectors in the UK. The reasons for the gap are complex and many of its causes lie outside the control of the individual employer. The Office for National Statistics' data for 2014 suggests that the gender pay gap in skilled trade occupations is nearly 25% and among professional occupations it exceeds 10%. Across the construction industry it is reported to be over 22% - higher than the national average.