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ARTICLE · 31 OCTOBER 2018

Equality – In The Headlines

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It was notable that Wednesday's search had a common theme running through the articles.

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The UK PRM (People, Reward and Mobility) team at Dentons strives to keep you up to date with what's happening in the news that has an impact on you. It was notable that Wednesday's search had a common theme running through the articles. They all related to equality addressing either equal pay or gender diversity.

The Daily Telegraph reported findings that maternity leave isn't to blame for the wage gap between men and women. It reported that women's wages grow more slowly than men's even for the youngest workers aged 16-29, i.e. those who have yet to take any period of maternity leave. This calls into question the previous understanding that the 9.8 per cent hourly pay gap was due to career choices after having children.

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