What is the gender pay gap?

Click 'read on' to understand exactly what the gender pay gap is and how it may affect you

What causes it?

The causes are complex and they crossover. In summary:

Women who have a work hiatus.
For example, for maternity, taking a break means salaries are not always accelerated at the same level.

There is a majority proportion of women in jobs that offer less financial rewards, such as those in administration.

There is a higher proportion of women in part-time work. Typically, those in part-time roles have been in roles such as administration that offer lower financial rewards.

What is the gender pay gap?

The gender pay gap reporting regulations require UK employers with more than 250 employees to disclose their gender pay gap which is made up of a number of statistics.

The gender pay gap is the difference in the hourly rate of pay for all men and all women. The gender pay gap is influenced by a range of factors, including the demographics of a company’s workforce.

The difference between gender pay and equal pay

“Equal pay” is a legal requirement to pay men and women the same for performing the same or similar work. Ricoh UK is committed to Equal Pay.

The mean gender pay gap

The mean gender pay gap is the difference
in the average hourly pay for women compared to men.

The median gender pay gap

The median gender pay gap is the difference between
the middle earning female and the middle earning male.