1. The Federation of Oil and Gas workers Union recently accused your company, Global Offshore, of having a median gender pay gap of 40% and are threatening to take industrial action if not addressed. What are the main causes of the gender pay gap in the UK and what recommendations do you have for remedying this? What might be the challenges specific to this sector? How would you present your findings to the Union and other key stakeholders you identify?
2. A garment factory in Bangladesh that supplies finished materials to major fast-fashion brands in Europe and America as part of its re-engineering and efficiency project plans to introduce robots and automated machines to replace about 1500 direct employees in the company. Both staff and the provincial government believe that technology could ‘destroy’ millions of jobs directly and indirectly within the region. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Please draw on relevant academic materials to explain your position.
