The gender pay gap among Bristol City Council staff grew wider last year as men are paid on average more than women.
As well as the gender pay gap, on average people of colour are also paid less than white staff, disabled workers are paid less than able-bodied staff, and workers from the LGBT community are paid less than straight staff. While some pay gaps in the council are widening, others shrunk last year.
Details of the latest pay gap data were published this week, covering April 2020 to March 2021, and will be considered by the human resources committee on July 21. Council chiefs said they had “clear plans and targets” to reduce the pay gaps among their staff.
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In a recent report, James Brereton said: “Our findings show higher levels of female representation in lower graded, part-time roles with women forming the majority of staff in the two lower earnings quartiles. The greatest disparity between men and women is in the lower quartile.
“While attracting less pay, [these jobs] have traditionally offered more flexible working arrangements, like part-time or term-time hours which have proven to be an attraction for women for a number of work-life balance reasons. The number of care, cleaning and admin roles in the lower quartile has therefore had an impact on the overall gender pay gap figure.”
The median gender pay gap last year grew from 8.53 per cent to 9.33 per cent. This equates to women being paid £1.48 less per hour than male council staff. Over the past four years, the race pay gap has reduced from a median from 17.48 per cent to 14.65 per cent. The disability pay gap stands at 8.24 per cent. Lesbian, gay and bisexual staff are paid 6.05 per cent less than heterosexual staff, according to the figures.
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