The Committee considered a report that presented the Council’s Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reports for 2023 and the Workforce Profile Report for 2022/23.  A copy of the Gender Pay Gap Report 2023 was attached to the report at Appendix 1, a copy of the Ethnicity Pay Gap Report was attached at Appendix 2 and a copy of the Workforce Profile was attached to the report at Appendix 3.

The report explained that the mean gender pay gap was 0.82% and the median was 0.00%, compared to the previous year’s figures of 0.13% (mean) and 3.06% (median).  The mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023 was 2.46% mean and minus 0.40% median, compared to the previous year when they had been 2.68% mean and minus 1.76% median. 

The Workforce Profile Report for 2022/23 provided a summary of equalities monitoring data and trends over time.  It covered data on the protected characteristics of the current workforce and job applicants in 2022/23 and compared it to the previous three years, where relevant.

The report explained that taking positive action on workplace equality could have significant benefits for an organisation’s reputation, culture and people.  The Ethnicity and Gender Pay Gap reports were a fundamental step in the Council’s journey to improving workplace equality and it helped to create a baseline to track current progress and drive continued improvement.

Resolved:     That the Gender Pay Gap Report 2023, the Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2023 and the Workforce Profile 2022-23, as attached to the report at appendices 1, 2 and 3, be noted