Furlough effect helps reduce gender pay gap

The gender pay gap has fallen by almost 2pc, according to Government data, as more men have been furloughed than women during the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its annual gender pay gap report on Tuesday and found that the gender pay gap in the UK has been declining gradually. Researchers also found that over the last decade the gap has fallen by approximately a quarter among full-time employees and by just over one-fifth among all employees. However, in 2020, the g