Gender Pay Gap for Median Gross Hourly Earnings (excluding overtime) for full-time employees, Scotland and UK, April 1997 to 2024
By Professor John Robertson OBA
From Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2024, published only 6 days ago by the Scottish Government statisticians:
The gender pay gap in Scotland has been narrower than in the UK since 2003.
In 2024, the gender pay gap for full-time employees in Scotland widened from 1.4 per cent in 2023 to 2.2 per cent in 2024. This is due to men’s hourly earnings (excluding overtime) increasing at a faster rate than women’s hourly earnings (excluding overtime).
In 2024, the gender pay gap for full-time employees in Scotland was 2.2 per cent and in the UK was 7.0 per cent.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2024/pages/gender-pay-gap/
The above, of course, ignored by the Herald 6 days ago but, from the Scottish Trade Union’s unpublished unchecked estimates, they tell us today:
Women in Scotland now expect to earn a “scandalous” £3,000 less per year than men as the gender pay gap rises by 30%, according to data analysis seen exclusively by The Herald.
The mean gender pay gap has risen from 6.4% in 2023 to 8.3% in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings data analysed by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). This represents a 30% increase to the gap.
Just fake news. Appalling journalism.
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