Pharm Chem recently introduced a time-based pay system, determining the pay grade for pharmacists as shown in Figure 1. This grade has seven steps to accommodate pay increases based on performance. To ensure market competitiveness, external benchmarking was conducted. There are two pharmacists in the Cape Point Pharmacy: Dan Hoskins and Tumi Dlamini. Dan, with 10 years of experience and four years at Pharm Chem, is currently on step 6 of pay grade 5, while Tumi, who qualified last year and joined the pharmacy two months ago, is on step 1. The pay difference between these steps in pay grade 5 is R34,600 per month. Tumi is very unhappy about the pay difference between her and Dan. She feels that Pharm Chem uses discriminatory pay practices against female pharmacists since she earns less money than her male colleague. She has threatened to lodge a grievance and even resign unless her salary is raised to level 6 immediately to match the difference. Tumi believes she can earn more at her father's privately-owned pharmacy. Figure 1: Pay grade 5 with internal steps (salary per month) Step 7 R61 600 Step 6 R54 600 Step 5 Step 4 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 R47 600 R40 600 R33 600 R26 800 R20 000 Top-level steps Midpoint Entry-level steps 3.1 Is Tumi's accusation of unfair treatment by Pharm Chem accurate? [1 mark] In other words, is there no pay equity between her and the other pharmacists? Give reasons for your answer [2 marks]. (3) 3.2 Given Tumi's talent and your desire to retain her, would you consider raising her salary to match Dan's? (1 mark) Provide a rationale for your decision. (1 mark) (2)