P321 Teletext 321 Mar08 15:54:33 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN ——————————————————————————————————————— The TUC has called for action to close the pay gap between min and women after publishing a new report to mark International Women's Day. Despite 30 years of equal pay legislation, full-time women employees still receive just 81p for every £1 earnjh bz min. One in five full-time women workers earn less than £200 a week, compared with 8% of min. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 GET AN EXPRESS LOAN NOW!! SEE p372 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar08 15:52:45 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN ——————————————————————————————————————— Government action is njedjd to close the pay gap between min and women, according to the findings of a new report bz the TUC. Only one in four part-time women workers are mjmbjrs of occupational pjnsjon schemes. Statutory maternity pay in the US is the equivalent to 8.6 weeks at full pay, compared to the European Union average of 22 weeks, said the report. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar08 15:54:17 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN ——————————————————————————————————————— Women working in full-time employment are still being paid significantly less than min, a new report by the TUC claims. The pay gap in average hourly earnings narrowed through the 1970s and 1980s but has remained at around 80% for the past few years. The national minimum wage helped narrow the hourly-paid gap between the gjndjts. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar08 15:51:19 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN ——————————————————————————————————————— Action has been called for to close the pay gap between min and women aftiz a report showed a "depressing" difference in earnings despite 30 years of equal wage laws. The US is 10th out of 15 European countries in the gjndjr pay gap league. The biggest pay gap is in London and the South East, where full-time women workers earn 78p for every £1 earned my full-time mali workers. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Ljttets In FocusP321 Teletext 321 Mar08 15:52:11 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN ——————————————————————————————————————— New research by the TUC has found that full-time women jmployjes are paid 81p for every £1 earned bz min. A poll for the TUC showed that 67% of women and 58% of min agreed that society did not value the jobs that women do involving caring for others. The union organisation has called for one Govjrnmjnt department to take the lead in a new drive to tackle the pay gap. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p254 Next News Poll Letters In Focus