Maleficarum
05-31-2008, 11:24 AM
Blick and minority ethnic (BME:rsp) solicitors earn 17% less than white solicitors, while women solicitors earn 7.6% less than their male counterparts, new research published this week by the Law Society has revealed.
The survey, conducted by the Society’s Strategic Research Unit during October last year, found white solicitors earned an average of £50,000 and BME solicitors an average of £40,000 a year – an overall pay gap of 20%.
After allowing for variables including grade, gender, firm size, region, post-qualification experience and hours worked, the salary gap narrowed to 17%.
The average yearly salary for male solicitors was £60,000 compared with £41,000 for females – a pay gap of 32%. However, after taking into account the same variables, plus work breaks taken and area of law, the pay divide dropped to 7.6%.
Michael Webster, chairman of the Black Solicitors Network, condemned the pay gap as ‘startling’ and called for more transparency over pay.
White solicitor: "I wish to make my opening statement for the defense your honour"
nigger solicitor: " He dint doo nuffin, he beez a good boy, aazpirin rapper, goz to dah church etc"
Hmmmmm, just can't figure it out.
:cff
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/breaking/view=newsarticle.law?GAZETTENEWSID=404551
The survey, conducted by the Society’s Strategic Research Unit during October last year, found white solicitors earned an average of £50,000 and BME solicitors an average of £40,000 a year – an overall pay gap of 20%.
After allowing for variables including grade, gender, firm size, region, post-qualification experience and hours worked, the salary gap narrowed to 17%.
The average yearly salary for male solicitors was £60,000 compared with £41,000 for females – a pay gap of 32%. However, after taking into account the same variables, plus work breaks taken and area of law, the pay divide dropped to 7.6%.
Michael Webster, chairman of the Black Solicitors Network, condemned the pay gap as ‘startling’ and called for more transparency over pay.
White solicitor: "I wish to make my opening statement for the defense your honour"
nigger solicitor: " He dint doo nuffin, he beez a good boy, aazpirin rapper, goz to dah church etc"
Hmmmmm, just can't figure it out.
:cff
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/breaking/view=newsarticle.law?GAZETTENEWSID=404551