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<p>In recent years the pay gap in Northern Ireland has continued to narrow. In Northern
Ireland tackling the gender pay gap is mainly the responsibility of Northern Ireland
Executive Ministers but the Government is also playing its part.</p><p>The gender
pay gap in the UK has fallen to its lowest level ever and has been virtually eliminated
among full-time workers under the age of 40, but our goal must be to eliminate it
and as the Conservative Manifesto states, “we will push business to do so.” The Government
is tackling systemic pay inequalities through a range of measures including extending
flexible working and introducing shared parental leave.</p><p>The Conservative Manifesto
makes clear this Government’s commitment to “full, genuine gender equality” and states
that “we will to require companies with more than 250 employees to publish the difference
between the average pay of their male and female employees.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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