BofA pays U.K. female staff 28.7% less than male employees

Bank of America pays female staff in Britain 28.7% less on average than male employees, according to a report released Tuesday.

The divide widens to 57.9% for year-end discretionary bonuses. The newly required disclosures compare the total earned by all male U.K. staff with the total for the female staff.

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Signage is displayed on the exterior of a Bank of America Corp. branch in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. Bank of America Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 17. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg

The gap reflects the high concentration of men in more lucrative senior positions; a bigger share of lower-paid jobs are held by women.

The disparity in pay at the U.S. bank's British unit is narrower than at HSBC, where women were paid an average 59% less than male employees. Goldman Sachs reported a gender pay gap of 56% for its employees.

The national average pay gap is about 18%, according to the Office for National Statistics.

"We are committed to bringing more women into financial services at a senior level, and into roles that offer the prospect of significant progression," Bank of America said in the report.

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