Being underpaid at work

Glendenn · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:08

im not sure if I’m allowed to post this kind of thing in here, but I can’t find information anywhere!

I’ve recently found out that someone in a lower postition than me at work (and he’s new) is being paid more than me per hour.
I’m being paid £8.32 and he is being paid £8.75, I am his supervisor!
All the articles I can find on equal/fair pay are about the gender pay gap, but there’s nothing about if someone the same gender as you in a lower position being paid more.
My manager says it’s because his wage is funded by a government grant and that’s the amount of funding they received to pay him.

I work in social enterprise, basically it’s a community centre/church and I’m a catering supervisor for the cafe, but I also work functions such as weddings and funerals, all I want to find out is if there’s any laws being broken here and how to go about getting a fair wage for my position!

Glendenn · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:28

I have worked there for almost 6 years. I only found out because I was asked to do costings for a function and had to do the budget for staffing.

Jonnybmac said:
At my last job quite a lot of people were on a higher wage than their supervisor. Depends on the skill set but sometimes just because you're a supervisor doesn't mean you get the highest wage

This boy has no skill set, he’s 19, it’s his first job. I’ve been training him.

Glendenn · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:30

Raymond Lin said:
This is a Ronaldo getting paid more than his manager?

No this is real life.

Glendenn · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:36

Malevolence said:
Why not simply self-identify as a black, disabled, gay Muslim woman?

I could play the gay/religious discrimination card.
Wouldn’t be a lie, I’m a gay athiest man, working in a business funded half by a church

Glendenn · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:42

Tefal said:
Is he a straight Christian man?

And are you ok with the working environment that would result from that line of attack.

It’s not like that, it’s a Church of Scotland, I had my wedding reception there which had to be voted on by the church board and they only had one objection out of 42 people.

Glendenn · 13 Sep 2018 at 19:46

Haze said:
I am confused, op had said this guy is on more money than him, because he is also receiving a government grant? so what is the problem? Its not the company he works for paying him more money...

No, the guy is paid half by a government grant and half by the business, but previous employees on the same grant were paid at £8.00 and hour.
He is a lower level, not experienced, and yet he’s paid more.