As a whole, LGB+ workers in the NHS do not experience pay gaps compared to their heterosexual colleagues

Those who have disclosed their sexual identity are found to have higher pay and not having disclosed identity is specifically associated with a pay penalty

2026-03-04

(Press-News.org) As a whole, LGB+ workers in the NHS do not experience pay gaps compared to their heterosexual colleagues, but those who have disclosed their sexual identity are found to have higher pay and not having disclosed identity is specifically associated with a pay penalty

Article URL: https://plos.io/3OQxGSF

Article title: Pay gaps in the National Health Service: Gender and sexuality.

Author countries: Germany, U.K., Australia.

Funding: Funding was received from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [grant number ES/N019334/1].Funding was received from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [grant number ES/N019334/1].

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