Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Feb 11, 2013
'Shifting the Balance? Exploring trade union responses to gendered occupational segregation', which was to take place on Tuesday 19 February, has been postponed. It is envisaged that it will be rescheduled for a date in late 2013. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Jan 16, 2013
The UK Government has announced that a new, simpler, flat-rate pension will be introduced from April 2017. Women are being held up as one of the main beneficiaries by the government but it is far from clear whether this is actually the case.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Jun 08, 2012
Research has revealed that Scotland has the second-worst gender pensions gap in the UK. A report by Prudential has found that women in Scotland can expect to receive more than one-third less than men when they retire, with an average annual income of £10,029 compared with £17,539 for their male counterparts.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Mar 16, 2012
Close the Gap held a joint International Women’s Day event with EIS, Scotland’s largest teaching union on Thursday 8 March 2012. The theme of the event was Be What You Want, based on the Close the Gap campaign which aims address gender stereotyping and help young people make informed decisions when making subject or career choices.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Feb 09, 2012
An increasing number of women are being forced to give up their jobs or reduce their hours because of the high cost of childcare, with long term effects on women’s career prospects. The average cost of full-time childcare is currently £385 a month but this rises to £729 for children under the age of two. Child tax credits are being cut while the cost of childcare increases, and those trying to buy childcare find provision patchy in both availability and quality.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Nov 01, 2011
Research has revealed that the number of women saving enough for their retirement has reached a seven year high. The Scottish Widows Women and Pensions Report 2011 has found that 50% of women are now saving adequately for their retirement, up from 43% in 2010. It’s not all good news though as the research also shows that more women are saving nothing at all towards their retirement, 23% compared with 17% of men. Furthermore, 71% of women say they can't afford to save long term compared to 60% of men.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Oct 14, 2011
The UK coalition government has announced that it is to delay the planned increase in state pension age to 66 until October 2020.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Aug 31, 2011
The latest government statistics have revealed that an increasing number of women are being forced to give up their jobs because of the high cost of childcare. The number of women who have given up paid employment to stay at home and look after their children has risen by 32,000 in the past year. The average cost of full-time childcare is £385 a month but this rises to £729 for children under the age of two.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Jun 23, 2011
The UK coalition government has won a vote in the House of Commons to take forward plans to raise the state pension age for women. 500,000 women will now have to wait 18 months to two years longer than they expected before they can collect their state pension, costing them up to £15,000 each.
Posted by: Anna Ritchie
on Apr 06, 2011
The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 came into force on 3 April 2011 and mean that fathers* are now entitled to up to six months’ paternity leave on top of the two weeks to which they are currently entitled.
