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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Women 'still subject to unfair pay practices'  Although progress has been made in the area, women in the UK are still subject to unfair remuneration practices. This is according to Karen Gill, MBE and co-founder of everywoman, who said there is considerable ground to be made up in terms of level of pay received by female employees compared with their male counterparts. She made her remarks after the release of figures by the Office for National Statistics. The organisation showed that the overall pay gap for both part-time and full-time workers narrowed by 2.5 per cent last year. Meanwhile, the difference for full-time staff members went down from 12.6 per cent in 2008 to 12.2 per cent in 2009. Commenting on the issue, Ms Gill claimed it is a "key part" of the everywoman manifesto. She added: "Although there has been a slight move towards improving this gap, in real terms this is negligible and there's still a way to go." Lamport Bassitt partner Jonathan Gray commented: "The path to equal pay has been a long one bearing in mind the Equal Pay Act came into force nearly 35 years ago. "In addition, a number of local authorities still need to conclude the single status process that has been running for many years. Greater transparency in pay structures should assist in expediting matters." 
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