The number of female IT contractors has hit a record-high

Following on from our article in April where we discussed female contractors and how they are paving the way towards closing the gender pay gap, once again it appears that female contractors are flourishing within the self-employment industry. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that last year a record number of…

Female contractors are waving goodbye to the gender pay gap

On April 4th, 2018, businesses with more than 250 employees were required to publish data on the gender pay gap between employees at their organisation. The results for the overall labour market were an unfortunate reminder that economic inequality is still prevalent in the UK. From over 10,000 businesses, 78% were revealed to pay their…