UK gender pay gap widens at Clifford Chance and McKinsey
Elite law firm and consultancy among those where disparity rose last year
Elite law firm and consultancy among those where disparity rose last year

Office for National Statistics already under scrutiny over quality of its figures

Few women are being recruited to most lucrative practice areas despite big steps forward in sector diversity

Newly qualified solicitors will earn as much as £140,000 a year in race to attract and keep talent

Organisations with more than 250 staff will need to publish annual figures and earnings distribution rankings

Men on average take home 14% more five years after leaving university, according to FT analysis

Share of job postings that included information on pay fell to 55% in October, down 10 points on a year earlier