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Wage Differential

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Wage Differential
The difference in wage or salary between two employees of different classes who perform the same work. Examples of classes include age, gender, race, religion or even union and non-union membership. Wage differentials may be legal in some circumstances, but are generally illegal when based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and similar classes.
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The council agreed to implement the controversial Single Status agreement - a scheme aimed at removing wage differentials between men and women - in April 2007.
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