BAME Nottingham City Council staff earn less than their white colleagues
A survey carried out by the Nottingham City Council has revealed that Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff are being paid less than white colleagues.
The BAME council staff make up a quarter of the workforce. White staff are higher earners and BAME earners are in lower-paid roles. On average BAME staff are paid ninety-two pence for every one pound earned by a white member of staff.
The council has recently welcomed two new members of staff from BAME backgrounds, with Mel Barrett as Chief Executive and Sajeeda Rose as Corporate Director for Growth and City Development. Both are dedicated to do more for sustainable improvement across the council.
Nottingham City Council are determined to address the issues that have been recognised. To do this, they are signing the Race at Work Charter and are creating a plan to adopt a new strategy to follow within the council, some commitments are:
Appoint an executive sponsor for race
Capture ethnicity data and publicise progress
Create a zero tolerance of harassment and bullying
Take action that supports ethnic minority career progression
Throughout the workplace supporting equality is the responsibility of all leaders and managers
This is the first year that the council has published data regarding its ethnicity pay gap. And it follows on from other reports conducted by the council, such as disability and gender pay gaps.
"We have chosen to publish this data for transparency and it shows that we are putting our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy into action to address disparities in the workplace." -Neghat Khan, portfolio holder for Neighbourhoods, Safety and Inclusion.
Councillor Khan said: "We have chosen to publish this data for transparency and it shows that we are putting our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy into action to address disparities in the workplace".
Mel Barret, the Chief Executive who has been appointed the council's executive sponsor for race has said: “I want Nottingham City Council to be a sector leader in inclusive practice generally and I recognise that it is important to measure areas where we want to make progress".