Equal Pay Policy
This policy has been agreed in partnership and will be reviewed on a regular basis by the NHS Golden Jubilee Area Partnership Forum and the Staff Governance Committee.
It is well recognised that the gender pay gap is caused by a range of societal and organisational factors which include:
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Occupational segregation
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A lack of quality part-time and flexible working opportunities
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The economic undervaluing of work which is stereotypically seen as female work such as care, retail, admin and cleaning
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Women’s disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care
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Bias and a lack of transparency in recruitment, development and progression employment practices
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Workplace cultures
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Pay and grading systems
NHS Golden Jubilee is committed to the principles of equality of opportunity in employment and believes that staff should receive equal pay for the same or broadly similar work, or work rated as equivalent and for work of equal value, regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity or race, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
NHS Golden Jubilee understands that worker have a right to equal pay between women and men. In addition, the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations require NHS Golden Jubilee to take the following steps:
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Publish gender pay gap information by 30 April 2025, and every two years thereafter, using the specific calculation set out in the Regulations;
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Publish a statement on equal pay between men and women; people who are disabled and who are not; and people who fall into a minority racial group and who do not, to be updated every four years; and
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Publish information on occupational segregation among its employees, being the concentration of men and women; people who are disabled and who are not; and people who fall into a minority racial group and who do not, to be updated every four years.
NHS Golden Jubilee also recognises underlying drivers of pay inequality, including occupational segregation, inequality of unpaid care between men and women, lack of flexible working opportunities, and traditional social attitudes. NHS Golden Jubilee will take steps within its remit to address these factors in ways that achieve the aims of the NHS Scotland Staff Governance Standard and the Equality Duty.
