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>
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, \u201cwe will push business to do so.\u201d The Government is tackling systemic pay inequalities through a range of measures including extending flexible working and introducing shared parental leave.<\/p>
The Conservative Manifesto makes clear this Government\u2019s commitment to \u201cfull, genuine gender equality\u201d and states that \u201cwe will to require companies with more than 250 employees to publish the difference between the average pay of their male and female employees.\u201d<\/p>
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The skills funding agency allocates funding in response to learner demand and in accordance with Government priorities, including the importance of growing apprenticeships.<\/p>
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The majority of the Department\u2019s £450m savings will be delivered through known underspends and releasing unallocated funding. Officials in my Department are working with the appropriate funding bodies to determine how other savings can best be achieved in line with ministers\u2019 priorities. .<\/p>
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