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UK Budget 2006

Training for less skilled women welcomed

By Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent

Published: March 22 2006 18:50 | Last updated: March 22 2006 18:50

Plans to double the amount of training available to low skilled women to provide a wider range of career choices and help close the pay gap with men were welcomed by unions and equal opportunities groups. But much more needed to be done, they said.

Dave Prentis, general secretary for Unison, said: “We welcome measures to tackle the gender pay gap particularly those targeted at additional training for low-paid women who find themselves stuck in low-value work.”

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