Gender Pay Gap
We welcome the opportunity to publish our gender pay gap report. You can find more details on reporting requirements and how the data is calculated on the Government website.
The data for Brandon Trust for 2023 is as follows:- Mean hourly rate – women’s hourly rate is 0.4% higher
- Median hourly rate – men's and women’s hourly rate is equal
- Bonus gender pay gap – not applicable as Brandon doesn’t operate a bonus scheme
Proportion of females and males in each quartile bracket:
| Top quartile | Men 26.1% | Women 73.9% |
| Upper middle quartile | Men 26.9% | Women 73.1% |
| Lower middle quartile | Men 25.5% | Women 74.5% |
| Lower quartile | Men 25.9% | Women 74.1% |
Our 2023 report in summary
As a charity supporting people with learning disabilities, our aim is to enable people to live life in the way they choose and achieve their dreams.
We aim to support all colleagues to achieve their full potential at work and are delighted to report that we continue to perform strongly in delivering our aim of pay parity, with women’s mean average pay in 2023 being 0.4% higher than men’s, and the median average being equal for men and women.
For context, the latest national data shows women’s mean average pay as 14.3% less than men’s, and women’s median average pay being 13.2% less than men’s. Source: Office for National Statistics provisional dataset – published Nov 2023.
Our workforce
Like many other organisations in the social care sector, Brandon has a predominantly female workforce. At 5 April 2023, the employees who were eligible to be included in the gender pay gap calculations were 73.9% women and 26.1% men. Our overall employee split of women to men continues to be typical of these percentages.
Our aim is to achieve pay parity, with a 0% gender pay gap across our workforce, acknowledging that actual figures may fluctuate slightly from year to year.
Mean hourly rate of pay
The mean rate of pay is the difference between the average hourly rate of pay for women and men. For Brandon, this figure is 0.4% higher for women.
Median hourly rate of pay
The median rate of pay is the difference between the midpoints in the ranges of men’s and women’s hourly rate of pay. For Brandon, this figure is 0% as the rates for men and women are equal.
Quartiles
We also have to report on how many women and men are in each quarter of our payroll. All quartiles show a balanced profile of men and women, comprising 26% men and 74% women.
Brandon does not discriminate on grounds of gender and complies in full with the Equality Act 2010. We are absolutely committed to the principle of gender pay equality. Jobs are evaluated and placed on pre-set spot rates or pay scales, ensuring all our staff are paid the same for comparable roles regardless of gender. Brandon does not operate a bonus scheme.
