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<p>Everyone in the UK should have the opportunity to progress and fulfil their potential
in employment, to benefit both the individual and the wider economy. Despite accounting
for just under half of all employees in the UK, women are more likely to be in low
paid work than men.</p><p>The Government has an aspiration to end low pay, and next
year it will set out the Low Pay Commission’s remit from 2020 onwards.</p><p>The National
Living Wage (NLW) benefits a higher proportion of women than men. In April 2019, the
NLW will increase by 4.9% to £8.21. This is an increase to a full-time minimum wage
worker’s annual earnings of over £690, making progress on the government’s objective
for the NLW to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020.</p><p>We will be publishing a
strategy in the Spring on gender equality and economic empowerment that will include
consideration of how we can best support low paid women.</p><p> </p>
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