{"id":1159,"date":"2019-03-25T16:57:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T16:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/?page_id=1159"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:15:37","slug":"gender-pay-gap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/gender-pay-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Pay Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\" id=\"h-background-introduction\"><strong>Background &amp; Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vision RCL is a registered charity established in 2007 to manage leisure and cultural services on behalf of the London Borough of Redbridge. Since its inception, Vision has expanded significantly and now delivers a broad portfolio of services across the borough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are responsible for the management of 12 libraries, 8 borough parks, 2 country parks, over 40 open spaces, and the borough\u2019s principal function halls. Our teams also deliver a wide range of community services, including nature conservation and biodiversity, allotments, civic and commercial events, parks development, museums and archives, health and wellbeing initiatives, arts and cultural programming, music education, and performing arts through the Redbridge Drama Centre and the Kenneth More Theatre. These are all supported by a central corporate team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vision RCL is a customer-focused employer committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and supportive workplace. With a workforce spanning a diverse range of roles and disciplines, we are continually working to ensure fair pay, equal opportunities for progression, and a culture that reflects our values of diversity, transparency, and continuous improvement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vision\u2019s turnover is now in excess of \u00a324m per annum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\"><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a non-profit organisation any surplus made is reinvested for community benefit, to improve the quality of facilities and services.&nbsp;As a social enterprise Vision RCL is committed to working in partnership with the London Borough of Redbridge to deliver a wide range of leisure and cultural services to the communities that we serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our core purpose is supporting people and communities to thrive by offering inclusive, affordable Leisure and Cultural activities and events for local people.&nbsp;In the places and spaces we manage, people feel safe and have opportunities to explore, relax, exercise, socialise and learn together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversity and breadth is a priority in the provision of the culture and leisure services that we provide, often for example providing and promoting cultural activities directly relevant to specific sections of our community, but including the borader aim of developing an understanding an appreciation in the wider community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of local residents by providing physical, cultural and learning experiences, build stronger and more sustainable communities, and improve skills through participation and learning.&nbsp;&nbsp; We aim to focus our resources on delivering our aims cost effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\"><strong>Key Metrics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Main gender pay gap figures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women earned 95p for every \u00a31 that men earned (comparing median hourly pay)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women made up 58.8% of employees in the highest paid quarter, and 60.6% of employees in the lowest paid quarter<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.7% of women received bonus pay, compared with 4.3% of men<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s bonus pay was 0.0% lower than men\u2019s (comparing median bonus pay)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Hourly pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women\u2019s median hourly pay was 5.0% lower than men\u2019s \u2013 this means they earned 95p for every \u00a31 that men earn when comparing median hourly pay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hourly-Pay-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109695\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hourly-Pay-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hourly-Pay-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hourly-Pay-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hourly-Pay-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hourly-Pay.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women\u2019s mean (average) hourly pay was 2.2% lower than men\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bwm_accordion\" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_f9432de3c2fbd52accaf35bde8794ffa\">\n    <div class=\"bwm_accordion_inner \" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_f9432de3c2fbd52accaf35bde8794ffa\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\">\n        <button class=\"toggle_accordion_state\" type=\"button\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            Read more about median and mean        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The median gender pay gap figure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the difference between the hourly pay of the median man and the hourly pay of the median woman. The median for each is the man or woman in the middle of a list of hourly pay, ordered from highest to lowest paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A median involves listing all of the numbers in numerical order. If there is an odd number of results, the median is the middle number. If there is an even number of results, the median will be the mean of the 2 central numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medians are useful to indicate what the \u2018typical\u2019 situation is. They are not distorted by very high or low hourly pay, or bonuses. However, this means that not all gender pay gap issues will be picked up. They could also fail to pick up as effectively where the gender pay gap issues are most pronounced in the lowest paid or highest paid employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The mean (average) gender pay gap figure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The mean gender pay gap figure uses hourly pay of all employees to calculate the difference between the mean hourly pay of men, and the mean hourly pay of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mean involves adding up all of the numbers and dividing the result by how many numbers were in the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mean averages are useful because they place the same value on every number they use, giving a good overall indication of the gender pay gap. Very high or low hourly pay can \u2018dominate\u2019 and distort the figure.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Pay quarters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>58.8% of employees in the upper hourly pay quarter (highest paid jobs)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>46.4% of employees in the upper middle hourly pay quarter<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>57.1% of employees in the lower middle hourly pay quarter<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60.6% of employees in the lower hourly pay quarter (lowest paid jobs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-2Pay-Quarters-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-2Pay-Quarters-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-2Pay-Quarters-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-2Pay-Quarters-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-2Pay-Quarters-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-2Pay-Quarters-1365x2048.png 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bwm_accordion\" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_f9432de3c2fbd52accaf35bde8794ffa\">\n    <div class=\"bwm_accordion_inner \" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_f9432de3c2fbd52accaf35bde8794ffa\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\">\n        <button class=\"toggle_accordion_state\" type=\"button\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            Table: pay quarters        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Pay quarter<\/td><td><\/td><td>Women<\/td><td>Men (%)<\/td><td>Total (%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Upper hourly pay quarter (highest paid)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Percentage in this pay quarter<\/strong><\/td><td>58.8<\/td><td>41.2<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Percentage of all employees<\/strong><\/td><td>14.7<\/td><td>10.3<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Upper middle hourly pay quarter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Percentage in this pay quarter<\/strong><\/td><td>46.4<\/td><td>53.6<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Percentage of all employees<\/strong><\/td><td>11.6<\/td><td>13.4<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lower middle pay quarter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Percentage in this pay quarter<\/strong><\/td><td>57.1<\/td><td>42.9<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Percentage of all employees<\/strong><\/td><td>14.3<\/td><td>10.7<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lower hourly pay quarter (lowest paid)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Percentage in this pay quarter<\/strong><\/td><td>60.6<\/td><td>39.5<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Percentage of all employees<\/strong><\/td><td>15.1<\/td><td>9.9<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td>55.7<\/td><td>44.3<\/td><td>100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\">\n        <button class=\"toggle_accordion_state\" type=\"button\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            Read more about pay quarters        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n\n<p>Pay quarters show the percentage of men and women employees in 4 equally-sized groups based on their hourly pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay quarters give an indication of women&#8217;s representation at different levels of the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Bonus pay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women\u2019s median bonus pay was 0% lower than men\u2019s \u2013 this means they earned \u00a31.00 for every \u00a31 that men earn when comparing median bonus pay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-1_1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109733\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-1_1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-1_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-1_1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-1_1-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Artboard-1_1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women\u2019s mean (average) bonus pay was 22.05% lower than men\u2019s<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.7% of women and 4.3% of men received bonus pay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\"><strong>Supporting Statement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"bwm_accordion\" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_f9432de3c2fbd52accaf35bde8794ffa\">\n    <div class=\"bwm_accordion_inner \" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_f9432de3c2fbd52accaf35bde8794ffa\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\">\n        <button class=\"toggle_accordion_state\" type=\"button\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            Supporting Statement        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n\n<p>The gender pay gap shows the difference in average earnings between men and women across our workforce and reflects the overall distribution of genders across different roles and levels of seniority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Vision we are committed to fairness, inclusion, and transparency in all aspects of employment, including pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 2024 gender pay gap reporting shows a mean pay gap of 2.2% and a median pay gap of 5.0%, with women earning 95p for every \u00a31 earned by men. Women are well represented across all pay quartiles, particularly in both the upper and lower pay bands, reflecting a balanced distribution of gender across different levels of the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small proportion of staff received bonus payments during the reporting period. Among those eligible, the mean bonus pay gap was 22.05%. While this figure is influenced by a limited sample size, we are reviewing our practices to ensure fairness in all forms of reward and recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the overall gap remains relatively low, we remain committed to promoting equity, ensuring fair opportunities for progression, and addressing any areas of imbalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also remain committed to ensuring that all staff receive relevant equalities training. 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