Bryson, Alexander;
Forth, John;
Theodoropoulos, Nikos;
(2022)
The Role of the Workplace in Ethnic Wage Differentials.
British Journal of Industrial Relations
10.1111/bjir.12696.
(In press).
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Abstract
Using linked employer-employee data for Britain, we examine ethnic wage differentials among full-time employees. We find substantial ethnic segregation across workplaces. However, this inter-workplace segregation does not contribute to the aggregate wage penalty in Britain. Instead, most of the ethnic wage gap exists within the workplace, between observationally equivalent co-workers. Lower pay satisfaction and higher levels of skill mismatch among ethnic minority workers are consistent with discrimination in wage-setting on the part of employers. The presence of recognised trade unions and the use of job evaluation schemes within the workplace are associated with a smaller ethnic wage gap. These findings indicate that more attention should be placed on ensuring fairness in wage determination.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The Role of the Workplace in Ethnic Wage Differentials |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjir.12696 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12696 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150667 |
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