DEADLINE MISSED Roughly 1,500 British firms missed the gender pay gap reporting deadline of April 4th and are now at risk of being found out by the public. 9,952 companies have published their gender pay gaps for 20212022, down from 10,564 last year. According to statistics, the gender pay gap is shrinking year on year, from 14.3% in 2017-18 to 12.5% in 2020-21. Yet, it is still there, and with many companies not reporting their gender pay gaps, the picture isn’t complete and could therefore be either better or worse than it appears. A YouGov survey of 16,000 adults found just one in five women who ask for a pay rise are successful, compared to just under a third of men. In addition to a higher general success rate, research suggests men are also more likely to ask for a raise.
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