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Section : Recognise inequality
Domain : Human Resource Management
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This chunk is part of the "Using best practice to support gender pay equity" section in the Gender Pay Equity Best Practice Guide, which outlines the importance of recognizing and addressing different types of gender pay inequity in the workplace. It specifically discusses the first type of inequity, "like-for-like pay gaps," and provides a case study illustrating this issue.
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Understanding and recognising inequality is the first step. There are 3 types of gender pay inequity typically seen in businesses:
- Like-for-like pay gaps between employees who do work of equal or comparable value (comparing job-to-job at the same performance standard). CASE STUDY - Like-for-like Alana and Steven both apply for sales positions at the same company. They have similar levels of experience and past sales performance. Steven is successful and obtains a full-time position. Alana wants to work part-time and is successful for a part-time position. The company has decided to pay Alana a part-time salary at a lesser rate meaning if Alana was working full-time, she would be earning less than Steven. This is gender pay inequality. Alana is earning less per hour than Steven, even though she's performing the same work at the same standard. fairwork.gov.au | Fair Work Infoline: 13 13 94 | ABN: 43 884 188 232
- By level pay gaps between women and men who do the same or comparable work (comparing responsibilities, typically the same level in the organisation hierarchy).
- What is the first step in addressing gender pay inequity according to the text?
- What are the three types of gender pay inequity mentioned in the text?
- In the case study, what positions do Alana and Steven apply for?
- How does Alana's part-time salary compare to Steven's full-time salary?
- What does the case study illustrate about like-for-like pay gaps?
- What is the significance of comparing job-to-job at the same performance standard?
- How does the text define by level pay gaps?
- What factors are compared when assessing by level pay gaps?
- Why is it important to recognize different types of gender pay inequity in businesses?
- What implications does gender pay inequality have for employees like Alana?