Seattle-based luxury retailer Nordstrom has achieved 100% pay equity – offering equal pay for comparable work – and is close to the same figure for pay parity for staff of all races and genders, according to WWD. The company also announced that it will be hiring 10,000 workers over the next two years in its Seattle store with a goal of increasing diversity by 50% within five years.
Seattle-based luxury retailer Nordstrom has achieved 100% pay equity – offering equal pay for comparable work – and is close to the same figure for pay parity for staff of all races and genders, according to WWD. Nordstrom said it made "minimal adjustments" to its payroll to ensure pay equity, and would continue to increase the representation of women at all levels of the firm.