Government equality watchdog pays white staff £1,000 more than ethnic minority employees

THE Government quango that oversees workplace equality pays white staff £1,000 more than ethnic minority workers.

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission is tasked with helping companies tackle salary gaps between different groups.

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The equality watchdog organisation gets £17million in Government funding and employs 167 people[/caption]

But its own payroll figures show white employees earn £43,141 on average while black and ethnic minorities (BME) get £42,017. It also pays women less than men.

Male BME employees typically earn £43,273 to female BME staff’s £40,510.

Men in general receive £120 more a year than women although chief exec Rebecca Hilsenrath takes home £120,000.

EHRC research titled The Ethnicity Gap in 2017 said pay differences between white and BME staff are “arguably” caused by “discrimination”.

The organisation, which has 167 staff, gets £17million in government funding.

It said: “To suggest ethnic minority staff earn less than white staff at EHRC is misleading. As a small organisation, these figures are sensitive to small changes in staffing and one or two can skew the figures.”

It insisted women earn £1.03 for every £1 that men earn.

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