News / Gender pay gap at UK ports shows logistics 'no worse' than other sectors

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By Alexander Whiteman

12/04/2018

UK ports have released their gender pay gap details, and for some – Felixstowe and London Gateway – the differential between the wage levels of men and women has almost vanished, but there is still work required by many.

Hutchison’s Port of Felixstowe came out on top among UK container terminals, with the Suffolk gateway recording just a 2.5% (mean) and a 1% (median) gap between the genders.

Felixstowe also scored fairly well on the bonus front with male employees actually experiencing ...

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