Gender pay gap narrowing on IOM

Barney ayns faill rere keintys keyllaghey ayns Ellan Vannin

Cheet stiagh 'sy vean ny s'niessey ta Shirveishagh dy ghra

Ta'n Shirveishagh Polasee as Aa-Chummey gra dy vel y varney ayns faill rere keintys ayns Ellan Vannin keyllaghey - son faill 'sy vean, ec y chooid sloo.

Ren jantagh lhuingys aer Ryanair fograghey magh er y gherrid dy row barney ayns faill rere keintys jeh 72 per cent mastey obbreeyn ta soit 'sy Reeriaght Unnaneysit, as v'eh gra dy row shoh er-yn-oyr nagh row agh hoght jeh ny 554 dy stiureyderyn oc nyn mraane.

Ayns yn Ellan, ta fou ayns ny earrooyn nagh vel lheid y neu-chormid ayn - agh ta Chris Thomas gra nagh vel ny fysseree  er faill er mean cho mie as shen.

AS MNR THOMAS: Ta shinyn co-earrooghey eh rere yn aill ta goll er soilshaghey magh 'sy chreear er faill, 'naght cheddin as ta mee cur diu date mychione yn aill vioghee. Hie yn varney ayns faill son cheet stiagh 'sy vean foddey er y raad kiart ayns 2016 as 2017, veih mysh 16 ny 17 per cent sheese gys shiaght per cent premium son faill dooinney erskyn faill mreih, agh rere cheet stiagh er mean cha ren eh gleashaghey 'syn un troa as liorish wheesh, myr shoh, shen y boayl ta shinyn.


Gender pay gap narrowing on IOM

Median earnings closer says Minister

The Minister for Policy and Reform says the gender pay gap on the Isle of Man is narrowing - for median earnings, at least.

Airline operator Ryanair announced recently there was a 72 per cent gender pay gap among its UK-based staff, claiming this was because just eight of its 554 pilots are women.

On the Island, the numbers suggest there isn't such a disparity - but Chris Thomas says the average earnings statistics aren't as promising: