Author: Anne-Marie Walsh

Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures published today show a man’s median weekly earnings were €770 compared with €623 a week for a woman last year.Men earned €47,187 a year, according to separate yearly figures. This was almost 21pc more than women earned in a year, at €39,039.The new figures include most part-time workers so the possibility of a higher portion of women working fewer hours may partly explain the gender pay gap.Median weekly earnings rose by 4.2pc among all employees across the economy in the year to 2023. Those figures stood at €699 a week, a 4.2pc increase from €670…