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| Working fathers get 21% 'wage bonus', TUC study suggests | |
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| Full-time working fathers out-earn their childless counterparts by more than a fifth, research suggests. | |
| On average, fathers working full time get a 21% "wage bonus", the study based on 17,000 workers aged 42, concluded. | |
| Fathers living in Britain with two children earned 9% more than those with just one, says the research by centre-left think tank IPPR for the TUC. | |
| Full-time working mothers of the same age saw a "wage penalty", earning 11% less than their childless colleagues. | |
| The report said the reasons for the "fatherhood bonus" were not clear, though they were likely to relate to hours worked, increased effort and positive discrimination. | The report said the reasons for the "fatherhood bonus" were not clear, though they were likely to relate to hours worked, increased effort and positive discrimination. |
| It cited official labour market statistics showing full-time working men with dependent children worked on average half an hour longer each week than men without children. | It cited official labour market statistics showing full-time working men with dependent children worked on average half an hour longer each week than men without children. |
| It noted the same statistics showed that full-time working women with children worked about an hour less a week than those without children. | |
| It also referred to a study which suggested there was a "long-term scarring effect" on the future earnings of women who initially take on part-time responsibilities when they return to work after maternity leave. | |
| It said analysis based on fathers in the US found that increased work effort accounted for 16% of the fatherhood bonus. | |
| The TUC said international studies cited in the report found that CVs from fathers were scored higher than identical ones from non-fathers. | The TUC said international studies cited in the report found that CVs from fathers were scored higher than identical ones from non-fathers. |
| In contrast, it said, CVs from mothers were marked down against those from childless women. | In contrast, it said, CVs from mothers were marked down against those from childless women. |
| While mothers working full-time were on average found to have suffered a "wage penalty" compared with their childless female colleagues, older mothers were said to be paid 12% more. This was said to be because woman who gave birth when they were over 33 often had already developed their skills and were more likely to return to full-time work soon after maternity leave. | |
| Current attitudes | Current attitudes |
| It said the research reflected assumptions that fathers were the main breadwinners while mothers were expected to fit in work around looking after their children. | It said the research reflected assumptions that fathers were the main breadwinners while mothers were expected to fit in work around looking after their children. |
| "It says much about current attitudes that men with children are seen as more committed by employers, while mothers are still often treated as liabilities," said TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady. | "It says much about current attitudes that men with children are seen as more committed by employers, while mothers are still often treated as liabilities," said TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady. |
| The research also addressed legislation surrounding parental leave. | |
| "Financial considerations will be a major factor in decisions about who works and who cares," it said. "The low statutory pay available during shared parental leave will mean the highest earners - who are disproportionately male - go back to work by default, further entrenching gender gaps in employment, pay and representation." | |
| The report used data from the 1970 British Cohort Study which follows the lives of more than 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. | The report used data from the 1970 British Cohort Study which follows the lives of more than 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. |
| Studies have consistently shown that men earn more than women, regardless of whether they are parents or not. | Studies have consistently shown that men earn more than women, regardless of whether they are parents or not. |
| The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in November that the gap between men and women's pay for full-time workers was 9.4% in April 2015, compared with 9.6% in 2014. | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in November that the gap between men and women's pay for full-time workers was 9.4% in April 2015, compared with 9.6% in 2014. |
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