Services Sectors Case Studies News About Us Careers CONTACT US HOME ABOUT US GENDER PAY GAP GENDER PAY GAP Under legislation all employers with 250+ employees must now report on statutory calculation showing the size of their GPG. The GPG gives a snapshot of the gender balance within an organisation and it measures the difference between the average earnings of all male and female employees. This is different to equal pay which is about ensuring that men and women are paid the same for carrying out the same work. What is Gender Pay Gap (GPG) reporting? Under legislation all employers with 250+ employees must now report on statutory calculation showing the size of their GPG. The GPG gives a snapshot of the gender balance within an organisation and it measures the difference between the average earnings of all male and female employees. This is different to equal pay which is about ensuring that men and women are paid the same for carrying out the same work. We must report on 6 specific calculations namely; Average gender pay gap as a mean average Average gender pay gap as a median average Average bonus gender pay gap as a mean average Average bonus gender pay gap median average Proportion of males receiving a bonus payment and proportion of females receiving a bonus payment Show the proportion of males and females within each pay quartile by dividing into 4 groups ordered from lowest to highest pay In addition to this the GPG reporting specifies the date on which the information is to be captured – which is known as the snapshot date (5th April). In calculating the above Ordinary Pay includes: basic pay, allowances, pay for piecework, shift pay. Bonus includes: profit share, productivity, performance, incentive, commission. All of the above pay must be comparable, so everything is converted into an hourly rate again using specific calculations as supplied under the GPG regulations. The Results: Mean pay difference between Male and Female employees = 38.25% Median pay difference between Male and Female employees = 47.32% Mean Bonus difference between Male and Female employees = 0.50% Median Bonus difference between Male and Female employees = 36.07% Bonus proportion shows 15.04% of Males as receiving a bonus versus 3.89% of females Gender Split by Pay Band Pay Band A 315 Females & 73 Males Band A is made up of 388 employees who are the lowest paid within SPIE. This band has a maximum hourly rate of £9.08 p/h and has the highest number of females compared to other bands. The jobs roles within the band will include Cleaners on NMW Pay Band B 155 Females & 233 Males Band B is made up of 388 employees who are the second lowest paid within SPIE. This band has a maximum hourly rate of £13.38p/h and has the second highest number of females compared to other bands. Pay Band C 61 Females & 327 Males Band C is made up of 388 employees who are the second highest paid within SPIE. This band has a maximum hourly rate of £19.64 p/h This band has 15.72% Females and 84.28% Males Pay Band D - Above £17.77 per hour 55 Females & 332 Males. Band C is made up of 387 employees who are the highest paid within SPIE. This band has a minimum hourly rate of £19.66 p/h. This band has 14.21% Females and 85.79% Males. Understanding SPIE UK’s GPG SPIE UK’s GPG is based on the snapshot date of 5 April 2020 with a total population in scope of 2,188 employees split between 719 females and 1,469 males. A population where 33% is Female. It is worthwhile to note that there has been quite a significant change within SPIE UK in comparison to 2019, with the sale of Trios Facilities Limited, and a global pandemic. At the time of the snapshot data, 30% of employees were excluded from the mean and median calculations due to furlough and absence related reasons. SPIE UK operates in an Industry that has typically male dominated activities such as engineering, construction, facilities maintenance and installation and so we will see male dominance in all the quartiles and also at the higher salary end hence the reason for the GPG being as it is. Many females join the Company in Admin and Advisory capacities where the salary progression may not be as frequent as that attained in Operational roles. There will be, of course, other external factors such as attractiveness of the Industry to women and the benefits they may deem as important at odds with what is currently on offer. However, we are satisfied that where we employ males and females at the same level; they are rewarded similarly. What are we doing to close SPIE Ltd’s GPG? We remain committed to supporting ‘So SPIE Ladies’ forum with regular workshops to stimulate debate on subjects such as stereotyping, what can be done to attract more females into the industry and other key topics. Examples of some of the ‘So SPIE Ladies’ forum workshops from 2020 to present are as below: International Women’s Day promoted across the UK with Guest Speaker Pinky Lilani, Founder and Chairman of Women of the Future. Celebrated International Women in Engineering Day by shining the light on some of our own rising female stars across the business. We launched Menopause Awareness Training. The course is hosted by the SPIE internal online learning platform, which encourages both individual and virtual team-based learning to create a more interactive and engaging way of bringing awareness on the subject. On the back of the ‘So SPIE Ladies’ forum we have looked to encourage female inclusion in the SPIE UK Mentoring programme. We are highlighting our internal talent through the SPIE CEDRE process to promote the development of women in our industry. We have recently appointed a female CFO, who joins SPIE in November 2021. We have rolled out our new Agile Working Policy, creating a more flexible working environment that helps promote a better work-life balance for all employees. More to do Whilst the above areas go some way to help raise the profile of females within SPIE UK there is still some way to go to encourage a wider representation across all our disciplines and especially in the Operational and Engineering fields. Focus areas: How do we attract more females to SPIE? The challenge here continues and SPIE would like to empower females to shape the Company culture through ‘So SPIE Ladies’ and other working groups. At a SPIE Group level, we are looking to grow our percentage of women in senior management positions to 25% by 2025. Flexibility: Flexibility in benefit provision is still an area that is being developed. Agile working has been rolled out and embedded within SPIE UK. However, we are exploring other initiatives in this area that may be attractive to females and help to retain our existing females such as better promotion of shared parental leave. Career Development: We actively manage all our employees who aspire to develop into more senior roles. Talents are being highlighted through the SPIE CEDRE process to promote the development of women in our industry. Job Evaluation and Benchmarking: We have recently kick started a project to work with an external provider to develop our approach across SPIE UK for Job Evaluation and to help simplify pay and grading. Want to find out more? SEND US A MESSAGE Contact Us Sign up for our newsletter Services Sectors Case Studies News About Us Careers AROUND THE WEB Site by Giant Cookies | Privacy | Terms of Use | Anti-Slavery & Human Trafficking Copyright © 2021 SPIE UK All rights reserved. SPIE UK is registered in England & Wales under company number 06275653. 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