Gender pay gap
Organisations with more than 250 employees must publish their gender pay gap figures.
This information is based on pay data within Gentoo Group and Gentoo Homes on 5 April 2022.
Gender pay gap and equal pay
The gender pay gap is different from equal pay, which is where men and women are paid the same pay for the same work. We pay all employees who perform the same role equally, regardless of gender or any other protected characteristic.
Our staff
We employed 999 people.
414 or 41.4% were women and 585 or 58.6% were men.
Hourly pay
Average hourly rate
The average hourly rate for women was 6.5% lower than the average hourly rate for men.
The average hourly rate is £16.80 for women and £17.96 for men.
Median hourly rate
The median hourly rate for women was 9.4% lower than the median hourly rate for men. The median is the middle of all the hourly rates when you list them in numerical order.
The median hourly rate is £15.31 for women and £16.90 for men.
Pay quarters
Upper quarter
There are 90 women and 159 men in the upper quarter (36.1% women, 63.9% men)
Upper-middle quarter
There are 64 women and 186 men in the upper-middle quarter (25.6% women, 74.4% men)
Lower-middle quarter
There are 140 women and 110 men in the lower-middle quarter (56% women, 44% men)
Lower quarter
There are 120 women and 130 men in the lower quarter (48% women, 52% men)
Bonuses
All the staff who got a bonus work in the sales function of Gentoo Homes. There were 6 women and 2 men who got bonuses, which is 1.4% of women and 0.3% of men.
Average bonus pay
The women's average bonus pay is 48.9% higher than men's.
The average bonus pay was £3,574 for women and £2,399.50 for men.
Median bonus pay
The women's median bonus pay is 64.1% higher than men's.
The median bonus pay was £3,611 for women and £2,200 for men.
Understanding the gender pay gap
More men than women worked for Gentoo. If we paid all employees equally, there may still be a gender pay gap because of the split within the workforce.
We also had a higher proportion of men than women in the upper and upper-middle pay quarters. This included roles in construction and site management, so we continue to review how we recruit for these roles to attract more women.
There continued to be a higher proportion of women in the lower-middle pay quarter, but this was 3.4% lower than in 2021.
The data for bonus pay continued to show a gap in favour of women. This is because we appointed a women to a senior management role that was previously held by a man.
Reducing the gender pay gap
We have initiatives in place to reduce our gender pay gap. Our initiatives include:
- talent management initiatives
- a review of our recruitment approach to trade roles and senior positions to make sure we attract more women in these areas
- monitoring important data in recruitment, internal promotions and talent management
- interim checks of our gender pay gap data to make sure we use real-time analysis and further initiatives where suitable
We are committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion and we will continually complete activities to promote and improve these areas across Gentoo. We will continue to take action to make a positive difference to our gender pay gap.
This information is accurate and was calculated using the methods set out in the gender pay gap reporting legislation.
Louise Bassett
Interim Chief Executive
25 January 2023