proportion of women than men in the department’s top pay quartile. However, there is also a higher concentration of women to men in the department’s lowest pay quartile, which has contributed to the gender pay gap. Through the initiatives referenced above, the department will work to continue to support women’s progress in the workplace.
You can view details of all the companies who have reported their gender pay gap information on GOV.UK .
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BBC announce major reviews into equal pay and gender pay gap 8 September 2017
The BBC has outlined three wide-ranging reviews into equal pay following a furore over its star salaries this summer.
Director general Tony Hall has commissioned a report on the gender pay gap among staff and a separate audit covering other aspects of equal pay.
There will also be a review of pay and diversity among on-air stars.
In response, female BBC presenters have demanded "real change" before the end of the year.
The separate equal pay audit will be carried out by law firm Eversheds and accountants PwC, and will examine UK- based staff.
When the star salaries were published in July, it was revealed that 35% of those earning more than £150,000 a year were women.
According to BBC News when Lord Hall spoke to staff about the announcements he said the BBC report on gender pay would cover the whole corporation and be independently audited.
He also said it would make sure that, where there are differences in pay, they are justified and if it throws up issues, they will be dealt with immediately. He added that they would of course be looking at pay, but also representation. The BBC has set really ambitious targets - not just on gender, but on diversity more broadly and Lord Hall has promised that the reviews of on-air talent will focus on presenters, editors and correspondents in BBC News and radio reviews are just the start, changes will be seen over the coming months and he is determined to close the gender pay gap.
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Acas reports 7.1% gender pay gap 18 September 2017
72 employers have now published their gender pay gap report on GOV.UK’s viewing service with Acas being the latest public sector employer to report their data.
Acas is the latest public sector employer to publish their results. Comparison of mean pay in Acas shows a gap in favour of men of 7.1%, against an 11% gap across the whole Civil Service. Comparison of median pay in Acas shows no gap between men and women, while across the whole Civil Service the gap is 12.7%1.
When pay is analysed by grade, average pay gaps are smaller than the overall figure: in some grades there is no gap or the gap is in favour of women.
Acas operates a reward and recognition scheme based on performance, irrespective of gender. There is no gap between men and women in the median bonus figure and a small gap in favour of women when using the mean calculation (4.5%).
62% of people in the lower pay quartile are women, as are 48% in the upper quartile.
Although public sector employers are not required to publish a written statement under the gender pay gap reporting regulations, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has, and they detail their commitment to fair pay irrespective of gender and their continued work on eradicating the gender pay gap including:
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