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Gender Pay Gap Report

Meeting: 12/02/2020 - Human Resources Committee (Item 357)

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Minutes:

The Head of HR and Organisational Development submitted a report which detailed the outcome of the Gender Pay Gap report 2019, which reported on the progress on last year’s action plan and of actions proposed for the 2020/21 civic year.  The HR Officer provided a summary of the report adding that a number of actions had been introduced in an effort to reduce the gender pay gap for 2020/21. 

 

Councillor S Newton commented on the ratio of women to men (73%) employed by the Council and said that, irrespective of this statistic, the  issue was about competency to undertake a role.  The HR Officer provided a summary of why so many women were employed by the Council and why this differed (for example) with Stevenage Borough Council (which had not contracted out its refuse service) which was predominately male and the impact this had on statistics.

 

In response to a query by Councillor A Alder, the Head of HR and Organisational Development explained that the Council employed 6 apprentices.  The Head of HR and Organisational Development undertook to provide all Members with a summary of the Council’s approach to apprenticeships. 

 

The Committee noted the report, as detailed.

 

RESOLVED – that the report be noted.