ITV has improved its gender pay steadiness throughout the corporate in 2018.
The Love Island broadcaster posted a median gender pay hole of 11% final 12 months in comparison with 11.9% in 2017. This is the second 12 months that British firms are required to put out the distinction in pay between female and male staff.
The firm, which additionally operates a raft of manufacturing companies, beat the UK median gender pay hole, which in response to the Office for National Statistics stands at 17.9%. The firm additionally noticed enhancements in its imply gender pay hole – 14.9% in 2018 in comparison with 16.4% in 2017. Similarly, its imply gender bonus hole dropped from 49.4% to 41.2%, whereas its median gender bonus hole remained at zero.
The firm famous that its gender pay hole exists due to the make-up of its workforce, with extra males than girls working in probably the most senior or extremely paid roles at ITV, and extra girls than males in decrease paying roles.
However, it added that it continues to deal with the difficulty to make sure that there are “no barriers within ITV that prevent women being able to progress and fully achieve their personal career goals” and is dedicated to supporting versatile working practices.
The firm has additionally posted its ethnicity pay hole for the primary time with a median hole of seven.8% and a imply hole of 9.6%. Companies aren’t presently required to publish this info. It famous that the proportion of staff from BAME backgrounds is “broadly consistent” throughout all of its pay bands however that there’s a barely greater proportion within the decrease quartile on account of its entry degree schemes.
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall stated, “At ITV we take our equality commitments seriously. We understand and value the creativity that diversity brings to our business and the importance of both embracing and representing all communities in our culture. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of modern society both on-screen and off-screen, and create an inclusive organisation where everyone can be the best they can be.”
