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White Male Government Worker Sues After Learning Black Female Colleague Paid More For Same Job

Ashe Schow
White Male Government Worker Sues After Learning Black Female Colleague Paid More For Same Job
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The tables have been turned in London with a white, male civil servant filing a lawsuit alleging sex and race discrimination.

Matthew Parr, described by Metro News as “one of five inspectors of constabulary,” accepted a salary of £133,983 and a £7,904 London living allowance in June 2016. As Metro explained, his salary offer was the result of attempts to “rein in Whitehall pay scales.”

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