Data gathered by the government and analysed by Pinsent Masons, showed approximately 97 employers working within the UK energy sector have reported their gender pay gap for the year 2021-2022.
Of the electricity or gas suppliers that reported GPG, our study shows that women are paid approximately 16% less per hour than men - roughly on par with other industries - while of the oil and gas companies that reported, there was a median gender pay gap of approximately 20.2%.
On average, there is an 18% difference in the mean bonus payments to men and women when looking across the energy sector employers whose data we analysed. This difference is higher than the industry would like to see, but it compares favourably to other sectors and one reason for this is the huge push there has been for greater diversity and inclusion in the sector.
Most oil and gas operators have been showing a year-on-year improvement on GPG since reporting began in 2017, with several companies reporting improvements of up to 5%, however, despite some notable improvements, progress across the industry is generally slow.
There are many positive examples of energy sector businesses taking steps to improve gender equality and address pay disparity, with a number of employers putting diversity and inclusion at the top of their agenda.
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