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Study reveals UK gender gap wider than official figures show

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Minimum wages in Europe: How does your country compare in 2025?

Minimum wages rose faster than inflation in most EU member states and candidate countries, leading to real wage growth across the region. Euronews Business examines these changes.

Business

CEO earnings in Europe's top 100 companies: How much do they make?

CEOs earn 110 times more than the average worker in Europe. Euronews Business takes a closer look at how much CEOs earn, comparing their pay to average annual salaries across the EU.

Economy

Average salary rankings in Europe: Which countries pay the highest?

Taking purchasing power standard (PPS) into account, the gaps in average annual full-time salaries across the EU are narrower than in nominal terms, though significant differences persist. Euronews Business investigates.

Economy

European average earnings rankings: Where does your country stand?

The disparity in average annual net earnings across Europe is striking, with significant variations even when adjustments are taken into account.

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Economy

Euroviews. Equal pay laws in Europe are failing — transparency could be the key

Women often remain unaware of pay discrimination in their work, due to companies being able to keep salaries a secret. Pay transparency would fix this, Prof Roland Erne writes.

Business

The confidence gap: Why most women have never asked for a pay rise

Only 43% of women have asked for a pay rise during their careers, despite most feeling unsatisfied with their salaries.

Economy

Where in Europe do people have the most disposable income?

There is a large income inequality in Europe. Western and Nordic states have higher disposable income on average compared to many southern and eastern countries.

Economy

How much disposable income do households across Europe save?

Euronews Business takes a look at how much people across Europe are able to save each month as the cost of living crisis continues to hit household budgets.

World News

Euroviews. With time, women are becoming leaders in science and engineering

We are fortunate in our industry to see so many pioneering women who have broken down barriers and opened up opportunities that once previously didn’t exist, Lara Duro writes.

World News

Euroviews. Gender gaps have narrowed. It isn’t over until equal pay is the norm

Simply rewarding men for being more confident in the workplace is inexcusable, Ritu Mohanka writes.

Sport

Spain to give equal pay to male and female national team footballers

England, Ireland, Norway, and the United States have already reached similar agreements.

Sport

Irish Football Association introduces equal pay for men and women

Ireland's Football Association announced on Monday that the men's and women's national teams will receive the same match fee.

Sci-tech

COVID 'four times' worse for the labour market than the 2008 crisis

The ILO chief described the COVID pandemic's impact on work as "cataclysmic" and describes the recovery as very uneven around the world.

World News

Equal Pay Day: How bad is the gender pay gap in your country?

Germany and the UK remain among the worst offenders, while Romania and Italy have the lowest disparity.

United Kingdom

'Fat Cat' Friday: UK bosses earn average salary in just three days

A new report has found that it took just three working days for bosses at Britain's leading 100 firms to earn the typical worker's annual salary.

World

Women in EU earn on average 16.2% less than men, EU Commission says

Women in the European Union still earn on average 16.2% less than men.