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UK retailers slow to close gender pay gap

When gender pay gap reporting became mandatory in 2017 for large UK companies it was heralded as a giant leap forward for equality. But in 2023, men are still being paid more in 79.5 percent of companies, compared to 77.2 percent in 2017, according to an analysis by the Financial Times. The gap is also widening, with men earning an hourly wage...

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Costume Designers Guild announces 2022 winners, calls for pay equity in industry

In its first in-person event since the start of the pandemic, the Costume Designers Guild celebrated its 24th annual awards show and revealed the 2022 winners. Hosted by actors Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson, the event recognised excellence in film, TV and short-form costume design, while also calling on the industry to fight for pay equity...

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H&M best fashion employer for US women, according to Forbes’ new list

Forbes, the American magazine best known for its annual list of the world’s billionaires, decided to start a new annual ranking in the wake of the #MeToo movement. The publication partnered up with market research company Statista to list the 300 best employers for women in the United States. H&M is the best-ranked apparel company on the list,...

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#PayMeToo campaign aims to close gender pay gap in the UK

Wednesday, April 4th is the deadline given to all UK companies with more than 250 employees to publicly share the difference in average pay between their male and female employees. Thousands of companies have already responded and revealed the gender pay data including fashion retailers like Asos, Primark, Boohoo, Harrods, M&S, Zara, H&M and...

Business

Warehouse, Coast and Oasis share gender pay gap data

London - Oasis, Warehouse, and Coast are the latest high street fashion retailers to publicly share their gender pay gap information ahead of the government deadline of April 4. Over at Coast, women’s mean hourly rate was 71 percent lower than their male counterparts - meaning women only earn 29p for every 1 pounds that men earn when comparing...

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Asos and Cath Kidston reported above-average gender pay gaps

Asos, Cath Kidston, Zara, Primark, and Ikea are the latest retailers to have publicly shared their gender pay gap results ahead of the government deadline next week. The Swedish furniture giant came out on top when it comes to gender pay gap, as it reported women are paid a median average of 6.9 percent lower than their male counterparts in its...

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M&S's Gender Pay Gap: Women earn 12.3 percent less than men

London - Marks & Spencer has joined a growing list of fashion retailers and published its gender pay gay report ahead of the government-enforced requirement, which sees the British department store group admitting to paying its average female employee less than its average male employee. According to the M&S Gender Pay Gap Report 2018 released...

Business

Gender pay gap still alive and kicking in retail sector

Despite efforts to close the gender pay gap with the retail sector men are still getting paid more than women and are more likely to be promoted into senior and higher paying management positions, according to new research from Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR. An analysis of more than 60,000 UK employees' salary data carried out...