Disability pay gap needs to be ‘urgent priority’ for government and employers
The NUJ’s Disabled Members' Council has joined calls for stronger legislation to support disabled people at work, as new data reveals a significant disability pay gap still exists.
Pay campaign
The NUJ's pay campaign calls for fair pay across journalism, providing practical support to chapels in their engagement with employers.
NUJ Disabled Members’ Council calls for action to address the disability pay gap
Thursday 7 November is ‘Disability Pay Gap Day’, the day when the average disabled person stops getting paid compared to the average non-disabled person.
NUJ says cuts to BBC will harm quality and breadth of news
The corporation’s annual report shows a drop in licence fee revenue and a move to becoming a “leaner” organisation.
Liberty Hive guide to salary transparency
As part of the NUJ's pay transparency campaign, this Liberty Hive guide can help reps and employers.
NUJ’s Disabled Members’ Council calls for industry action to address the disability pay gap
Latest analysis published by the TUC shows that non-disabled workers earn around a sixth (14.6%) more than disabled workers.
Time to introduce mandatory disability pay gap reporting, says TUC
New Equality and Human Rights Commission report reveals disabled people continue to be at high risk of poverty.
TUC analysis reveals disabled workers are much more likely to be low paid than non-disabled workers
Around seven in 10 (69 per cent) disabled employees earn less than £15 an hour, according to the analysis of official statistics.
Three million disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour, TUC analysis shows
NUJ says news industry needs to provide more data on disabled workers
We need a less exclusive media, says the NUJ
The union warned that a diverse media can be developed only if the barriers to working class people entering journalism are identified and actively challenged.
Action needed to close 17.2 per cent disability pay gap
NUJ joins the TUC in marking Disability Pay Gap Day and calling for action to address the disability pay and employment gaps.
Disabled workers face “living standards emergency”
Latest Office of National Statistics figures show disabled workers now earn on average £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees.
TUC Disabled Workers' Conference 2022
NUJ delegates joined trade union colleagues to set the agenda to secure decent working opportunities for disabled workers.
Employers must turn their “ambitions” into real improvements for disabled workers
The NUJ called for the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference to hold “employers’ feet to the fire”.
Ministers have missed chance to help disabled workers, says TUC
The government has failed to act on the disability pay gap and rights on reasonable adjustments.
BBC survey shows an “unhappy” staff
The BBC has reduced its workforce by more than 1,200, equivalent to 6 per cent, according to its annual report 2020/21.
