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The jobs that once went to recent college graduates are now more often going to older Americans. Over the past year, workers over 55 accounted for 58% of employment growth, says Dean Baker, a co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C. Why? Employers think olde...
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The gender pay gap in Sheffield has been revealed, with men's wages outstripping women's at nearly three quarters of major employers within the city.
Companies and other organisations in the UK with 250 or more staff must now reveal the difference in earnings between their male and female employees, under new rules brought in to tackle the pay imbalance between the sexes.
In Sheffield, at those bodies which reported by yesterday's deadline, median hourly earnings for men are on average 10.6 per cent higher than for women.
That's slightly below the average gap of 12 per cent for the 10,000-plus organisations nationally to have submitted figures.
Men are paid more on average at 72 per cent of organisations within Sheffield, with women receiving the same or more at 28 per cent.
Mercia Learning Trust, which runs six schools in Sheffield including King Ecgbert School in Dore, has the biggest median pay gap within the city, with men earning 59.6 per cent more on average. That means women there earn 40p for every £1 received by men.
It is one of four education trusts in the city where the pay gap is 20 per cent or more, along with Aston Community Education Trust, Tapton School Academy Trust and Wales High School Academy Trust.
At the other end of the scale, Intracave, which runs franchises for firms including KFC and Costa Coffee, pays women 18 per cent more on average.
Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield Hallam University, South Yorkshire Police and the law firm Irwin Mitchell are among the city's other major employers with a gender pay gap of 15 per cent or more in favour of men.
The median gender pay gap nationally is 9.1 per cent for full-time workers, according to the Office for National Statistics, rising to 18.4 per cent when part-time roles are taken into account.
A gender pay gap does not necessarily mean men are paid more than women for doing the same job, which is illegal, but generally indicates men are more likely to occupy senior, better-paid positions at that firm.
Firms must publish a mean and median pay gap but the latter tends to be preferred since it compares the wages of the middle-earning female and male employees and is less easily skewed by a handful of top-earning staff.
Mercia said it was 'committed to equal pay' and the main reason for the large gap was the number of women working in traditionally female-dominated roles like cleaners and lunchtime supervisors, which are lower-paid.
It pointed out that women also outnumber men in the highest-earning quarter of employees, which it claimed shows women are 'able to progress within the trust at the same and higher rate as males'.
At Sheffield Council, men earn 8.4 per cent more than women, while at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, the gap is 9.3 per cent in favour of men.
Amey, the contractor responsible for repairing and maintaining Sheffield's streets, pays men 30 per cent more on average; and the council's waste contractor Veolia pays male employees in the city 2.9 per cent more than women.
South Yorkshire Police said it offered equal pay for staff doing the same job and was 'committed' to reducing the gender pay gap by, among other measures, looking at the work-life balance for employees and better supporting women to progress through the ranks.
Veolia said it was 'proud' of its efforts to increase diversity within the company, and was developing its female-focused leadership programme as part of measures to further cut the pay gap.
Sheffield International Venues, which runs cultural and leisure facilities including FlyDSA Arena Sheffield and Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, is among a handful of organisations within the city without any disparity in median pay for men and women.
Its chief executive Andrew Snelling said: "There is no specific gender policy in place other than employing the best people through a fair and transparent recruitment process. As well as gender, we work had to remove age discrimination, with our staff being paid the same hourly rate regardless of how old they are."
Isobel Thomas, from the Sheffield branch of the Women's Equality Party, said the figures did not come as a shock but that made them no less disappointing.
She urged companies and the Government to do more to address the pay gap by for, example, introducing free universal childcare for all, encouraging more men to share parental leave with their partners so bringing up children was not a barrier to career progression.
She said other factors included more more women traditionally working in lower paid industries and roles, and what she described as an 'unconscious gender bias' which meant men were more likely to be recruited to senior roles 'because their face fits'.
"Requiring larger organisations to publish their gender pay gap is a great first step. We're now encouraging them to say what they're going to do about it," she added.
"If the problem is there aren't enough women in senior management roles, what will they do to make sure women are being developed and promoted?
"If they're in an industry which is traditionally male-dominated, what are they doing to attract more women.
"There is good practice out there and we want to see firms that are getting it right sharing what they're doing with other companies so they can follow suit."
Irwin Mitchell said its pay gap was smaller than for most law firms but it would continue working to reduce the disparity through measures including the development of leadership development programmes.
Amey said some of its most senior staff in Sheffield are women but the construction and engineering sector had historically struggled to attract and retain female workers.
Its efforts to narrow the gap include creating a Women at Amey network and investing in specialised leadership training to help women climb the ranks, and teaming up with the youth group Girlguiding to launch an engineering badge.
Sheffield Wednesday's chief executive Katrien Meire said: "As one of the few female football CEOs in office, I am pleased that the publication of this report will start increasing awareness of the importance of equal pay."
She added that at a professional male football club figures would always be 'skewed', but away from the field the Owls were 'committed to parity irrespective of gender'.
"Overall, I am confident that throughout the club, we have dedicated, talented staff who individually and collectively will be given every chance to achieve their career ambitions at Sheffield Wednesday."
Sheffield United put the large pay gap down to being within a historically male-dominated industry and said it was committed to offering women better access to career opportunities.
It added that it believes 'change starts in the club's wider community', which is why it is determined to make the Blades somewhere women can see 'positive and inspiring images of women in football'.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals said its pay gap was relatively small but the trust was continuing to take steps to reduce it, which include working with the Women in Medicine Network - set up by one of its employees, Dr Alenka Brooks - to encourage more women to take up leadership and consultant roles, and raising awaren...
God of War PS4 release date is TODAY – review, latest news and is it available on Xbox One?
GOOD news, God of War fans – a new game from the franchise is here, and it's a console exclusive.
God of War 2018 – what's the game about?
God of War is an acclaimed hack-and-slash video game franchise from Sony's Santa Monica Studio.
The 2018 entry to the series is simply called God of War, and lands as the eighth instalment overall.
It's a direct sequel to 2010's God of War III, and is generally seen as a soft reboot for the franchise.
What's exciting about God of War 4 is that it moves on from its traditional Greek mythology into a new Norse setting.
Series protagonist Kratos is staying on as the protagonist, although he's also got a son called Atreus in this game too.
The game picks up years after Kratos sought his revenge against the Olympian gods.
Kratos now lives in a savage land inhabited by Norse gods, and is attempting to teach his son how to survive and thrive in a dangerous world.
In April, God of War director Cory Barlog revealed it took a Santa Monica Games designer 43 hours to get 100 per cent completion on the game.
According to the How Long to Beat game length tracker, the original 2005 God of War game took just 12.5 hours to complete.
God of War has a slightly longer 13-hour completion time, while God of War 3 was the biggest to date, taking 17 hours to finish.
So it's good news – you'll be getting more bang for your buck from the latest game than any God of War title before.
God of War 2018 release date – when is God of War out?
In January, Sony confirmed that God of War 4 would go on sale on April 20, 2018 – so it's out now!
Since the game is being developed by Sony, it's only available on the PlayStation 4 – meaning Xbox owners will miss out.
There are three special editions of the game, in addition to the standard base version: Stone Mason Edition, Collector's Edition, and Digital Deluxe Edition.
These come with various bundled extras, like carvings, in-game skins and art-books depending on which one you buy.
Reviews came early for the new game and were universally positive.
GameSpot came it 9/10, describing it as "epic" while IGN gave it 10/10.
Amidst the Pokémon GO popularity explosion, millions of people have been catching Pokémon in their spare time (and not-so-spare time). It's a casual, easy game that pretty much anyone can play without much gaming experience, so it can be enjoyed by anyone.
Of course, with anything that gets that popular, there are people that hate it. For every positive tweet about Pokémon GO, there's a tweet about how it's over-hyped, annoying or bad.
Professional gamers are no exception when it comes to giving opinions about Pokémon GO.
As the ELeague Counter-Strike tournament is entering into the playoffs in Atlanta, teams are playing and practicing all the time, making sure their tactics and skills are honed enough to get them to the finals. Some players see Pokémon GO as an easy way to unwind.
"[Pokémon GO] is for relaxing," Paweł "Byali" Bieliński said, "You can't be nervous there."
The entire Australian team Renegades has Pokémon GO fever too, said Yaman "yam" Ergenekon.
"I've gotten into it," he said with a laugh. "I can't not play it when my whole team's playing it."
Renegade's Yam talks about ELeague, fans on the internet and Pokémon GO.
One of the great things about Pokémon GO is that you can put it down just as easily as you pick it up, so it doesn't end up being too much of a distraction or time sink during the tournament.
Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović, coach of Mousesports, said one of the top players on team, Timo "Spiidi" Richter has been catching a lot ok Pokémon.
"If he's going to perform well, he can play all day," Kassad said.
Others, like Yegor "Markeloff" Markelov, are adamantly against it. When asked if he'd ever try it, he immediately said no.
"It sounds awful," Markeloff said laughing, and he hopes nobody on his team FlipSid3 Tactics is playing it either.
Some don't play it because they don't have access to it in their country. Simon "Fuks" Florysiak flew in from France as a substitute and hasn't been able to download the game.
You won't have to worry about your favorite esports athletes getting pulled away from the competition to play more Pokémon GO, it sounds like, but rest assured they're just as divided about it as you.
McAfee realizes offering a good VPN solution is a bear necessity for its consumer business.
Here at PCMag , we believe that using a VPN is now essential to your privacy and protection online, and thankfully there's a growing number of reliable providers to choose between. One of those providers, arguably the most recognizable out there, just got acquired. TunnelBear is no longer independent after agreeing to ...
In a press release, McAfee explained that the risks of connecting to public Wi-Fi are only growing and very few people carry out the relevant checks to ensure they are safe before connecting. The company's solution to this problem for consumers is to offer the added security of a VPN by default. TunnelBear is going to ...
TunnelBear is a very well-known name and brand within the VPN space, and it's clear McAfee recognizes that, referring to the company as having "an engaging and profitable direct-to-consumer brand." It also looks set to continue functioning as an independent service, with Ryan Dochuk, co-founder of TunnelBear stating, "...
With McAfee's backing, TunnelBear expects to expand its VPN service into new regions. What remains unclear is how McAfee will absorb TunnelBear into its existing consumer products. Will we see TunnelBear offered as part of security suites? Or will McAfee drop the brand, but use the underlying service for consumer produ...
Amidst the controversy the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was surrounded in regarding the apparent ‘airbrushing’ of a character’s sexuality, star of the film Eddie Reddmayne has stepped forward addressing the out-pour.
The 36-year-old Oscar-winning actor thinks the world is evolving for the LGBTQ + community but some prejudices still carry the day all over the world.
The comments came in light on the controversy the film was recently tangled in after director David Yates asserted that the sexuality of Albus Dumbledore, -the headmaster at Hogwarts, saying it would not ‘get explicitly’ addressed.
“And there is still quite a lot of prejudice against many people within that community all over the world, in this country and in my country (UK). But that is certainly not for J.K. Rowling,” he went on to say.
“Rowling has said that Dumbledore is gay and that was controversy because David said that it will not be explicitly shown. You don’t see them kiss in the film. But it is very clear that they have… You see extraordinary intimacy and love in a brief moment,” he stated further.
The Awise Agbaye, Professor Wande Abimbola has, by the benevolence of the Orisa and Olodumare, attained the ripe age of 85. More significantly, he has achieved what is considered the three blessings of life in Yoruba cosmology: the blessings of children, long life and prosperity. He achieved all three to a remarkable d...
We need to examine what his life means for the Yoruba people and Nigerians, the world community of Orisadevotees, and what it represents for the tradition he embodies, which is Yoruba traditional religion and Ifa divination. He is among very few scholars and leaders of thought who have unapologetically laid claim to th...
Abimbola is a native of Oyo and was steeped in Orisa traditions from his birth as his father was the leader of the hunters’ guild and his mother an important title-holder within the worship of Sango, Yoruba divinity of thunder and lightning. Born on December 24, 1932, Yoruba traditions have been a part of his life. H...
Abimbola is of course also famous for becoming one of the most beloved and successful Vice-Chancellors in the history of Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly the University of Ife), and has also held several other prominent positions such as Senate Majority Leader, President of the Orisa World Congress, and adviser to ...
His life is truly impressive and there are lessons to draw from this towering figure. We will examine his life through several lenses: as an educationist and intellectual, as a devout servant of the Orisa and as a leader of thought and champion of the proper practice of Yoruba culture.
Abimbola’s work has greatly enhanced the standing and practice of Orisa traditions not only as a religion of the Yoruba of Nigeria where it is less publicly-practiced, but many other societies all around the world including Benin, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, the USA, and several others. Through his work, the s...
This is a reminder on how much we have missed as Africans in our emphasis on written and European forms of knowledge. As we examine the increasingly poor performance of our students in the educational sector today, as Prof. Sophia Oluwole, a philosopher of significant scholarship, has reminded us, when a child is taugh...
We also must discuss Abimbola’s life as a VC at OAU. He served for two successful terms without any crisis on campus, and is viewed as one of the most productive, perhaps after Oluwasanmi’s reign.
While most people have explained this in the terms of saying he was using juju or oogun, the truth is that it was rather due to his employment of native wisdom, having its roots in his mastery of the deep Oyo and Orisa traditions. Another assessment of Abimbola as an individual is how an Oyo indigene has managed to cha...
Abimbola studied under Prof. Babalola at UNILAG and came to Ife where he joined other scholars such as Sope Oyelaran, Pierre Verger, Akinwumi Isola, and a host of others to build the African Languages and Literatures department where the Yoruba language was taught and used for people to write PhD theses. The several fa...
Realizing that for the future of Ifa, it would be important for it to be integrated into modern educational institutions, he went and founded an Ifa Academy in Oyo which is funded by UNESCO and the Nigerian Federal Government and structured around both Ifa knowledge and Western education in similar fashion to the Islam...
We should not consider the study of Ifa as limited to the worship of the Orisa, but it includes indigenous education, indigenous medicine and healing, and other forms of knowledge that have sustained our ancestors for centuries before Islam and Christianity came. Whether we are Traditionalist, Christian, or Muslim, we ...
Now we will look at Abimbola’s role in the service of the Orisa. He has given Orisa traditions the status they deserve in the world parliament of religions. His position has taken him to different faith centers around the world, including Rome, where he has participated in global conferences on religion so that he co...
Abimbola is also a remarkably charismatic man whose presence thrills those around him, and every moment and encounter with him is an opportunity to learn new things about Yoruba tradition and culture. Without necessarily being his student, many of us, including Olabiyi Yai, Rowland Abiodun, Karin Barber, Babatunde Lawa...
Abimbola was also able to cultivate wonderful friendships over his illustrious career. One such friendship was with Prof. John Pemberton, a distinguished Professor of African Arts and Religion at Amherst College, USA, who came to Yorubaland to conduct excellent research as a result of his relationship with Abimbola. In...
Prof. Abimbola is also a living example that disproves the common perception that our ancestral traditions are backward and incompatible with modernity. How many people can claim as fine an academic pedigree and career as Abimbola? How many have achieved as prominent an international standing, reputation, and recogniti...