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Gender pay gap: 74% of firms are paying lower salaries to women
74% of companies employing over 250 people pay lower salaries to female staff.
Employers’ attitudes to recruiting women ‘in the dark ages’
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination still alive and well despite government’s efforts to change employer opinions.
Middle-income earners show decline in home ownership
Middle-income 25 to 34-year-olds have shown the biggest decline in home ownership over the last 20 years.
Taking action against exploitative unpaid internships
The Government is taking action against exploitative unpaid internships by sending out more than 500 warning letters to companies who continue to offer this.
Emergency savings – more than 1 in 4 households don’t have them
Do you have money set aside for a rainy day? More than 1 in 4 of us don’t.
Replacing the SMI and introducing a “second mortgage” scheme
From April 2018, the “support for mortgage interest” will be replaced with the state-backed loan.