Trades Union Congress says women have worked a month and a half for free this year and legislation is needed
Women in the UK will not be paid the same as men until 2056 at the current rate of progress, according to a Trades Union Congress report.
The gender pay gap, which stands at £2,548 a year, means that women have in effect worked for free so far this year, the TUC said.
The report by the umbrella body says the pace at which women’s earnings are increasing relative to men’s is so slow that the gap is not scheduled to close for 30 years.
“Women have effectively been working for free for the first month and a half of the year compared to men,” said the TUC’s general secretary, Paul Nowak.
