Issue - meetings

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Corporate Resources which presented the results of the Gender Pay Gap reporting for Leicestershire County Council for the year to 31 March 2018. A copy of the report, marked ‘Agenda Item 8’, is filed with these minutes.

Arising from discussion, the following points were raised:-

      i.        There had been a significant improvement in the gender pay gap results compared to the previous year, with an increasing number of females progressing through the grades. Whilst there were many reasons for this, it was highlighted that the Springboard management programme had contributed to this change;

    ii.        The initial comparison to those councils which had already published their results showed that the County Council was broadly comparable; the intention was that further comparisons would be made once the results from other councils was published;

   iii.        As the workforce was predominantly female, and the fact that 65% of staff at Grades 10 and above were female, it was recognised that the reporting of the data could go the other way in the future should this progression continue. Members were informed that some councils had reported a negative Gender Pay Gap.

RESOLVED:

That the report regarding the initial results of the Gender Pay Gap reporting for 31 March 2018 and the comparison with the results which were published as at 31 March 2017, be noted.