This is a graph showing the pay gap between women's and men's median hourly earnings excluding overtime (employees on adult rates, pay unaffected by absence)
Pay gap between women's and men's median hourly earnings excluding overtime (employees on adult rates, pay unaffected by absence)
The gender pay gap (as measured by the median hourly pay excluding overtime) narrowed between 2008 and 2009. For full-time employees, the pay gap is 12.2 per cent, down from 12.6 per cent in 2008. For part-time employees, the gap is -2.0 per cent, compared with -3.7 per cent in 2008. The gender pay gap for all employees has decreased to 22.0 per cent from 22.5 per cent in 2008. In April 2009 hourly rates for men were £12.97 for full-timers, £7.71 for part-timers and £12.42 for all employees. For women, hourly rates were £11.39 for full-timers, £7.86 for part-timers and £9.68 for all employees.
When calculated using the mean rather than the median, women’s hourly pay was 16.4 per cent less than men's pay for full-time employees, 13.2 per cent less than men’s pay for part-time employees and 20.2 per cent less for all employees. The mean pay gaps for full-time, part-time and all employees in 2008 were 17.4 per cent, 15.2 per cent and 21.3 per cent respectively.
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