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Between August and October 2018, wages were recorded as growing at their fastest rate in a decade, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The statistical bulletin – UK labour market: December 2018 – noted that average weekly earnings for UK employees, including bonuses, increased by 3.3% compared with the previous year.
The 'alpha-male' culture that exists within the finance sector must be abolished to encourage the progression of women to senior levels.
A new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission has claimed that corrosive working cultures, including the use of non-disclosure agreements, have silenced the voices of victims and normalised sexual harassment. The Commission has also put forward a set of recommendations to better protect people at work.
The issue of pay equality continues to feature heavily in the media as more companies publish details of their gender pay gaps in line with the new reporting requirements.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced that it has written to Chairs of the FTSE 100 and other leading employers to remind them of their legal responsibility for the safety and dignity of their employees in ordinary workplaces across the country.
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