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Gender Pay Gap at Record Low

JamieBy Jamie8th November 202314 Views3 Mins Read Holyrood
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Difference Narrower in Scotland Than UK

Graeme has welcomed figures showing the gender pay gap in Scotland has fallen to a record low.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings shows the gender pay gap in Scotland fell from 3% in 2022 to 1.7% in 2023 – the lowest since the series began in 1997.  At the same time, the gap increased from 7.6% to 7.7% in the UK as a whole.

The ONS survey also shows full-time women’s weekly pay in Scotland rose 10.6% over the year – the largest annual increase of the 12 countries and regions of the UK.

Wages for full-time employees rose higher in Scotland with median weekly pay increasing 9.7% over the year to hit £702.80 in 2023.  The UK-wide figure was up 6.2% to £681.70.

The ONS survey was published ahead of Living Wage Week, which highlights its benefits to businesses, employees and the economy. In Scotland in 2022, 91% of over-18s were paid at least the real Living Wage – the highest rate of the four nations in the UK.

The Scottish Government is committed to continuing to improve women’s access to the workforce, including a series of actions to support women in entrepreneurship and expanded access to funded childcare for low-income families.

While we must not be complacent about what still remains to be done, I am very pleased to see the lowest ever gender pay gap in Scotland.

It is notable that Scotland is doing better in this regard than the UK as a whole, as it is doing more widely on women’s and median weekly pay.

The Scottish Government has been instrumental in advancing the real Living Wage across the country, and it is important that we use this Living Wage Week to drive further progress.

The SNP in government will continue to be at the forefront of this, while calling for key powers over employment law to rest with Holyrood so that we can truly ensure Scotland stays on the right path.

GRAEME

The gender pay gap in Scotland has fallen to a record low, according to new figures.https://t.co/tS0nOTWLA4

— STV News (@STVNews) November 4, 2023

This survey shows Scotland continues to have a lower gender pay gap than the UK as a whole, which is welcome, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

While employment law is reserved to the UK Government, the Scottish Government is committed to improving workers’ rights and conditions through our Fair Work approach, and encourage all employers to take action to tackle gender pay gaps in Scotland.

Our National Strategy for Economic Transformation sets out a programme of action for a fairer and more equal society, including for employers to pay at least the real Living Wage and address pay and employment gaps – vital in tackling the cost of living crisis and in-work poverty, issues that can have a disproportionate effect on women.  

It is only with the powers of an independent nation that we can use all the levers other governments have to tackle poverty and inequalities.

FAIR WORK SECRETARY, NEIL GRAY

Background

Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2023 – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Employee Earnings in the UK: 2023 – Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

The gender pay gap quoted is calculated as the difference between the median hourly earnings (excluding overtime) for full-time men and women as a proportion of the median hourly earnings (excluding overtime) for full-time men.

Earnings quoted are gross median weekly earnings for full-time employees.

The latest available statistics for those earning at least the real living wage are for 2022.

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