As an international institute leading in our field, we attract many skilled individuals from across the globe and are proud to have 39 different nationalities represented in the Diamond workforce. As an employer in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) sector, we acknowledge we must to do more to tackle the marked gender imbalance in our demographics, with 498 male and 141 female employees, even though these are in line with others in the sector.
We report this year a median gender pay gap of 5.8%, which is a drop from last year’s 6.4% and well below the national average. Our mean gender pay gap is 11.3%, slightly down from the 12.1% gap reported in 2017.
Although we only see a small drop in our median gender pay gap compared to 2017, our data show a more significant difference this year between male and female employee’s bonuses. The average bonus value received by female employees in 2018 was 36.8% more than male employees at Diamond and the median value was 100% more.
Whilst it is encouraging that our gender pay gap appears to be moving in the right direction, we are committed to making further inroads to support all areas of equality, diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone can thrive at all levels of the organisation.
In 2018, we have made progress on a number of fronts:
In 2019, we will be seeking to maintain our Athena Swan Bronze Award status, which will help us to consolidate our achievements in this area and identify further areas for improvement. Future initiatives that we are seeking to achieve are:
Andrew Harrison,
CEO, Diamond Light Source
Gender pay gap is the difference between the average rates of pay for men and women. It reflects broad trends in employment and salaries at an organisation, rather than comparing individuals.
It’s not the same as equal pay, which is the legal requirement to pay people the same rate for the same work.
All UK employers with more than 250 staff are legally required to publish gender pay gap data by April 2019.
Download our report here.
Flexibility –We offer generous family friendly and flexible working practices and are committed to introducing more.
Diversity –We are building on the Athena Swan Bronze Award we obtained in 2016 and recently joined the Government’s disability confident scheme as part of our wider Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) programme led by a dedicated professional.
Reward & Recognition – We are reviewing reward, pay and grading policies within Diamond to ensure they are fit for purpose and that any barriers are identified and addressed to ensure fairness and consistency in recognition, career and pay progression.
Recruitment & Selection – We are developing a strong employer brand to broaden our audience and implementing systems to remove barriers and tap into a more diverse pool of candidates where possible.
Learning & Development – We have recently enhanced our management training provision to include the benefits of a diverse workforce, in addition we have increased our staff development provision to include mentoring, e-learning and other opportunities.
Outreach – Each year we welcome just under 7,000 visitors to the facility giving them the chance to view the engineering and science we deliver. We focus on inspiring everyone to value STEM, and in particular, make sure that we highlight female role models, for example, to ensure better gender balance for these subjects.
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