Research on Equality: Gender Pay Gap and Satisfaction at HSBC Bank

This case study investigates the impact of the gender pay gap on employee satisfaction within HSBC Bank, focusing on the perspectives of both employees and managers. The research highlights that a significant gender pay gap exists within the bank, with male employees earning considerably more than their female counterparts. The study employs a positivism research philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing both primary and secondary data collection methods, including thematic analysis and graphical representation of interview data. Findings indicate that unequal pay significantly affects employee satisfaction, and the study suggests that ensuring equal salary offerings for similar job roles is crucial. Recommendations include integrating the Equality Act 2010 into the bank's practices and providing fair opportunities for promotions and training programs to mitigate the gender pay gap and improve overall employee morale. Desklib provides access to this case study, along with a range of solved assignments and past papers for students.

RESEARCH ON
EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY IN THE
WORKPLACE
Impact of gender pay
gap on employee
satisfaction- A case
study of HSBC bank

CONTENTS
Introductions Slide 3-5
Research approaches and methodologies slide 6
Research findings slide 8 and 9
Conclusion slide 10
Recommendation slide 11
References slide 12

INTRODUCTION
The stakeholders in this research are
the employees and managers of HSBC
Bank.
Gender pay gap across different sectors
have been almost 17.3%.
In HSBC Bank, male employees earn
25% more than their counterparts in a
year.

INTRODUCTION
Research aims
The research aim is to examine the impact of
gender wage gap on HSBC Bank employees’
satisfaction level.
Research objectives
To evaluate the concern over gender pay gap
To analyse implications of pay gap on workers
of HSBC Bank
To identify the factors that widen wage gap in
HSBC Bank
To suggest ways to lessen unequal pay

INTRODUCTION
Research questions
What is gender pay difference?
How do differences in wages of male and female affect their satisfaction?
What are the reasons behind increment in unequal pay in HSBC Bank?
How can HSBC Bank minimise pay gap between genders?

RESEARCH APPROACHES
AND METHODOLOGIES
Positivism research philosophy has been adopted to
have the price of pre-suppositions.
Deductive research approach has helped the
researchers to have the present fact on gender pay gap
and inequality in wage among the workers of HSBC. Data Collection Method
Primary Secondary
Research Approach
Deductive
Research Philosophy
Positivism

RESEARCH APPROACHES AND
METHODOLOGIES (CONTD.)
For secondary, thematic analysis has been used
as the tool.
For primary graphical and tabular
representation and analysis of the interviewee’s
discussion have been portrayed.

RESEARCH FINDINGS
Based on the both primary and secondary data sources, this is evident that as per the
equal salary offering for the similar job role is one of the best ways to prevent the
present gender pay gap in HSBC.
The primary data has indicated that this bank is facing this major issue due to the
negligence of the management (Siddiqui, 2019).

RESEARCH FINDINGS
In fact, the managers even informed that they would offer training and
promotion for their senior posts.
When the one source recommend that few females do care regarding their salary
and therefore, effects their satisfaction level, other finds that females majorly aim at
the flexibility level for work-life balance.

CONCLUSION
Gender pay has major impact on satisfaction
levels of the employees.
One of the mitigation strategies has been
ensuring appropriate legal compliance of the
management practices in the company to
stop discrimination.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Some of the major strategies to overcome
the issues faced at HSBC Bank are:
The company can focus on integrating the
Equality Act 2010 in its practices.
The organisation should assure that all the
employees are provided with fair and equal
chances for promotions and training
programs.

REFERENCES
Siddiqui, N., 2019. Using secondary data in education research. Social Research