Whereas a parliamentary report is asking the government to increase its action in favor of women's equal opportunities at work, the Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman, explained herself before Parliament on February 7, 2008, announcing that measures in favor of this category of workers would be contained in Single Equality Act planned for 2009. (Ref. 080145)
The government must take more seriously efforts to eliminate the gender pay gap, says a report published by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – BERR. Occupational segregation is largely to blame for the pay gap, because most women work in a relatively limited number of occupations with lower pay, or in part-time jobs. Main recommendations: improve the quality of part-time jobs, extend the right to flexible working arrangements, give priority to career advice and work
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