Are employers entitled to pay someone less because they're male? This week Kirstin Ferguson tackles a question about pay. Send your questions about work, careers and leadership to contactkirstinferguson.com.
Each week, Dr Kirstin Ferguson tackles questions on the workplace, career and leadership in her advice column “” This week, a question about the gender pay gap, the difficulties of being a referee for an employee, and figuring out what to do after false allegations.
In your situation, before feeling you have been discriminated against I recommend seeing if you can get the facts first. It sounds like you were told by someone, who was told by someone else, that there was more money available for a female applicant. It is problematic enough that someone is divulging this confidential information but, to answer your question, of course no employer is entitled to pay anyone less because of their gender.
In terms of the more subjective, verbal reference, the bottom line is if you don’t think you are the best person to be someone’s referee, for whatever reason, tell them that. This is especially the case if you have had to performance manage the person at all.
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