In Australia, the gender pay gap is calculated on the average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time employees published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In 2001 Hanover's veteran pacing stallions, No Nukes and Big Towner, ranked first and second on the all time earnings list among active pacing sires with career progeny earnings over $109 million and $105 million respectively.

You put this in perspective; such a family would have received assistance worth about 4 per cent of average weekly ordinary time earnings in November 1982, but 20 per cent of such earnings in early 1996.

Affirmed then went to Hollywood Park, where he won the Californian Stakes, carrying 132 pounds, he then won the Hollywood Gold Cup in a three horse finish, from Sirlad and Text, setting an all time earnings record and running the 1 miles in a fast 1:58 2/5.

Brazilian banks are trading at five time earnings.

Since 1 July 2002, the minimum contribution has been set at 9% of an employee's ordinary time earnings.

In other words, if a woman earns under £21,000 because she works part time, she would not benefit from the 1.5 percentage point cap since her contribution rate would be based on the equivalent full time earnings.

It is calculated on the average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time employees published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.