The report below contains the key figures.
Key Messages from this year’s figures include:
Cumberland Council has a median gender pay gap of 7.79% and a mean gender pay gap of 14.20%.
The Median pay gap is lower than the Public Sector and National Median and averages.
Cumberland Council does not have a bonus scheme or any pay which is classed as bonus pay under the definition for Gender Pay reporting.
The Council employs a higher proportion of women (71.54%) than men (28.46%) and there are more women than men in all four pay quartiles.
Cumberland Council has inherited TUPE terms and conditions including pay from Local Government reform which may have impacted on the gender pay gap.
Cumberland Council has an in-house care provision which is predominately female employees in the lower quartile.
The majority of Council employees on the lower pay ranges also receive an additional supplement based on the ‘UK Living Wage’ (£12.00 per hour)