
What factors dictate higher pay in 2019?
For instance, the results show that age and education are stronger indicators of how well an employee will be paid over what ethnic background the person has. Here are the four big transitions in the ethnicity pay gap landscape that you, as a business owner, need to be aware of.1. White Britons aren’t winning the pay gap race in 2018-2019
The statistics from last year show that Chinese, Indian and Mixed or Multiple ethnicity employees all had a median higher hourly pay than their white British counterparts. However, white Britons continue to be paid more than certain non-white groups, such as Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic groups, who had the lowest overall median pay last year. For example, employees from a Bangladeshi background were paid 20.2% less than white British employees last year.2. The pay gap doesn’t affect younger employees as much
The pay gap between white British employees and those of other ethnic backgrounds was found to be narrower between younger candidates across the board.3. Pay gap privilege is no longer solely dictated by race or ethnicity
The survey has also revealed that money and opportunity ‘talks’ when it comes to who gets paid well – and who doesn’t. In fact, the ethnicity pay gap between white Britons and other employees narrows when it comes to factors such as education. In short, if you’ve been highly educated, you’re more likely to get a better-paid job, regardless of your ethnicity. If you’re highly educated, you’re more likely to be from an economically privileged background. Obvious right? However, the findings also stipulate that gaps do remain between employees that are born within and outside the UK when it comes to the ethnicity pay gap.4. The ‘new’ privileged employee groups SMEs need to consider
Ethnic privilege and higher pay at work are no longer solely defined by whiteness and Britishness. The findings show there are new privileged groups rising up through the ranks who tend to receive better pay than others. What’s more. These privileged groups are not just white British employees.How to spot an ethnicity pay gap in your business
Clare Parkinson, pay and reward expert at HR firm, Croner, says…
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