UK Has a Stubborn, Unexplained Ethnicity Pay Gap, Study Shows

  • Certain ethnic groups face steep median earnings pay gap
  • 21% of ethnic minority workers have faced discrimination
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Almost all ethnic minorities in the UK face a stubborn wage gap that can’t be explained by factors such as occupation and education, new research shows.

Some groups face gaping pay disparities, with Bangladeshi men earning 42% less and Pakistani men earning 22% less than their White peers, according to a report released on Monday by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.