Sentence examples for seniority gap from inspiring English sources
The seniority gap is also reflected in data on the gender pay gap in the civil service – around 13%, which is partly explained by the number of men who hold more senior roles.
If we had encountered reflection during the interviews, it would likely have intensified the hierarchical pattern, which is legitimized by seniority and widens the gap between doctors and the young doctors.
The gap widens with seniority, the report notes.
Robert Toutkoushian, executive director of the University of New Hampshire Office of Policy Analysis, says that in his studies of national data, even when he controlled for what might be considered justifiable causes of the difference--such as years of experience, the highest degree earned, years of seniority, and departmental affiliation--an 8% gap still remained.
Yet seniority is generally considered a neutral, nongendered reason for a wage gap, and a company can explain away any differences based on this, claiming that it has nothing to do with sex.
Governments should help with tougher requirements on how firms report pay gaps between both genders and different levels of seniority.
SB 358, introduced by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D) earlier this year, requires employers to prove that any pay gap between workers is due to factors like skill level or seniority and not gender.
This unreliability is spread across disciplines and levels of seniority.
