Green Grass Hospital pays its hallway painters/technicians nearly twice the hourly rate that it pays the nurses. This fact is likely to cause further investigation in a pay equity program implementation under which of the following circumstances?

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Pay equity programs aim to ensure that employees are paid fairly and equally for work that requires similar skills, effort, and responsibility. If Green Grass Hospital is paying its hallway painters/technicians more than its nurses despite the latter having more training or experience, it could be indicative of a gender-based pay bias. Therefore, if the nurses are predominantly women and the painters are predominantly men despite both roles requiring similar education, experience, and responsibility, it would warrant further investigation to assess whether there is gender-based pay discrimination at play. The involvement of the painters' union or the nurses' seniority does not necessarily affect the potential pay equity violation.

Green Grass Hospital Pays Its Hallway Painters/technicians Nearly Twice the Hourly