Issue - meetings

[To present the Gender Pay Gap Report 2020]

1.      The contents of the report on the Gender Pay Gap as of the snapshot date of 31 March 2020 be noted.

2.      That it be noted that the median Gender Pay Gap for 31 March 2020 is 0.0% and the mean is 4.24%.

3.      That it be noted that the comparison with March 2019 data – the median Gender Pay Gap was 0.23% and the mean was 4.54%.

4.      That the proportion of men and women in each quartile in our pay structure as of 31 March 2020 be noted.

5.      That the actions the Council has taken so far to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the workplace be noted.

6.      That the actions proposed to continue to remove inequality and further promote equality, diversity and inclusion be noted

7.      That it be noted that the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) regulations 2017 only requires organisations to report on the gender pay gap. In addition to this, the Council have chosen to report on the race pay gap and the disability pay gap to identify areas for improvement. The Council would continue to expand this portfolio and hopes to include a review of the LGBTQ+ pay gap soon.

Councillor Paula Brookfield presented the Gender Pay Gap Report 2020 which met a statutory requirement on public sector employers to produce and publish a snapshot of various figures to demonstrate how large the gender pay gap is between their male and female employees.  The Council had a median pay gap of 0% and a mean pay gap of 4.24% which equated to 66 pence difference an hour. Councillor Paula Brookfield added that equalities drives everything the Council does and there had been remarkable progress over the last year to address equality and inclusion. The report highlighted progress on actions taken so far and future plans to reduce the mean pay gap further and encourage diversity in all quartiles.

Resolved:

1.    The contents of the report on the Gender Pay Gap as of the snapshot date of 31 March 2020 be noted.

2.    That it be noted that the median Gender Pay Gap for 31 March 2020 is 0.0% and the mean is 4.24%.

3.    That it be noted that the comparison with March 2019 data – the median Gender Pay Gap was 0.23% and the mean was 4.54%.

4.    That the proportion of men and women in each quartile in our pay structure as of 31 March 2020 be noted.

5.    That the actions the Council has taken so far to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the workplace be noted.

6.    That the actions proposed to continue to remove inequality and further promote equality, diversity and inclusion be noted

7.    That it be noted that the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) regulations 2017 only requires organisations to report on the gender pay gap. In addition to this, the Council have chosen to report on the race pay gap and the disability pay gap to identify areas for improvement. The Council would continue to expand this portfolio and hopes to include a review of the LGBTQ+ pay gap soon.