Two-thirds of pensions law firms cut gender pay gap

Sector records the second-lowest figure included in PP’s annual analysis

James Phillips
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Two-thirds of pensions law firms cut gender pay gap

Two-thirds of law firms working with UK occupational pension schemes recorded a fall in their gender pay gap on a mean basis in the year to April 2020, Professional Pensions analysis finds.

At an average hourly pay gap of 17.4%, the sector also recorded the second-lowest figure of all of those included in the analysis, although only on the mean basis. This figure had fallen by 0.9 ...

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