Ethnicity Pay Gap in Great Britain

Practical data analysis
for business

Abstract
The present study assists to identify the ethnicity pay gap within Great Britain and the findings
elaborates that the gap is narrowed since 2017. However, there is a high employment rates within
White British as compared to other ethnic groups and that is why, the gap did not minimize.
Apart from this, there is a gap between male and female within ethnic groups and also companies
prefer old age people as compared to young one because of having good experience in
professional industry. Therefore, study also present list of ways through which ethnicity can be
minimized within UK and also provide good pay to all employees without any discrimination on
the basis of race.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
Finding and analysis....................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
Recommendations......................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Race is considered one of the most protected characteristic in Equality Act, 2010 and as
per the act, it is an unlawful discrimination which is performed within any state due to certain
reasons (Longhi and Brynin, 2017). Therefore, race refers to color or nationality and it is mainly
found between white and black peoples. For that, Black, Asian and Minority ethnic people
(BAME) was formed with an idea to fight against discrimination in 1970s. The present study is
also based upon ethnicity pay gap in Great Britain. The term refers to the difference in average
hourly rate of pay between BAME and non BAME employees within an organization. For that,
study will explain the issue faced by the people and provide recommendations to improve the
same.
Literature review
According to Costa Dias, Joyce and Parodi, (2020) the highest percentage of people who
working in Great Britain is White British which is 79.5% of the working population and further
it is followed by white other (7.9%) and then Black African or Black British (3.2%). Therefore, it
is reflected that the ethnic group working within Great Britain is of smallest proportion and even
they work high as compared to others. It is also supported by Aspinall (2020) that organizations
do not prefer minority groups due to their arrival from other country and that is why, they face
some difficulties to understand the culture of UK as compared to those people who born in UK.
Thus, proportion of Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities will rise from 8% to 20% by 2051
(UK’s ethnic minority numbers to rise to 20% by 2051, 2015). Also, among all black and Asian
population are increase significantly due to expected high level of immigration from Europe and
Australia.
de Noronha (2019) also investigated that White British was the largest group among all
ethnic group and also the pay gap is higher among White British as compared to other because of
their culture and education background. That is why, it also leads to a difference between the
men and women pay gap as well. Such that by taking into account factors such as age, sex,
marital status, qualification, country of birth further narrow the gap for many ethnic groups.
Also, as per the data provided above (pay on the basis of age), it is also examined that White
British whose age is above 30 are earn more as compared to other ethnic groups. This is because,
company prefer White people who have good experience (it comes when they involved