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A survey published today by Intellect, the UK trade body for the hi-tech industry, revealed that 49% of women working in the industry believe their pay package is not comparable to that of their male counterparts. As part of Intellect's Women in IT 2006 programme, the survey: Perceptions of Equal Pay, asked whether women were being paid fairly; whether they are appreciated by their company; and how this impacts on their loyalty. Commenting, Carrie Hartnell, private sector programme manager at Intellect said: "The publication of these survey results represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate regarding the recruitment and retention of women within our industry. This is an issue which extends beyond any single organisation, therefore Intellect invites all interested parties to carefully consider these results and to work together to find solutions to the issues which have been highlighted.” Commenting, Gillian Arnold, chair of Intellect’s women in IT forum said: “Whether the pay gap is perceived or real, it is something which will make women act. If a woman believes that her salary is less than that of her peers, for the same work and experience, then she will be prompted to look elsewhere. Current thinking suggests that transparency on salaries and benefits packages can help enormously and can avoid unnecessary publicity and legal fees.” Key findings of Perceptions of Equal Pay survey includes: - 62% of women believe their company does not have a transparent pay structure i.e. makes clear the methods by which it awards salary, bonuses and company perks (such as company car/ pension etc) - 67% of women don’t know if their company carry out an equal pay audit - 72% of women believe their opinion of their company would improve if their company conducted an equal pay audit - 80% of women believe equal pay audits should be compulsory
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