Gender Pay Gap
This coverage examines the gender pay gap in the UK retail sector, offering insights for executives, managers, and HR professionals. Reporting includes regulatory updates, company disclosures, workforce analysis, and strategies to address pay disparities. The analysis helps professionals understand the implications of the gender pay gap for employee engagement, compliance, and organisational reputation.
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Feb- 2025 -20 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-20/2/25
Fashion retailer Quiz has appointed administrators to its subsidiary Zandra Retail, resulting in the closure of 23 loss-making stores and the loss of around 200 jobs. Advisory firm Teneo will oversee the administration process, while Orion Retail Limited, owned by Quiz’s founding family, will acquire certain assets, including 42 stores,…
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20 FebruarySupermarkets
Asda narrows median gender pay gap to 4% in 2024
Asda has reduced its median pay gap between all male and female colleagues from 5% in 2023 to 4% in 2024, according to its newly published 2024 Gender Pay figures. It also revealed that 92% of Asda’s total UK workforce consists of hourly-paid retail store colleagues, all earning the same…
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Jan- 2025 -23 JanuaryDIY
Wickes hails progress in gender and ethnicity pay gap report
Wickes, the home improvement retailer, has revealed it has continued to build gender and ethnicity equality at every level in the business as part of its Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report for 2024. It said there has been an improvement in the median Gender Pay Gap which has reduced…
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Mar- 2024 -28 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief-28/3/24
AO expects to meet profit guidance, anticipating adjusted profit before tax to be at the top end of £28-£33m for the 12 months ending 31 March. Revenues are projected to reach £1.04bn, driven by positive trading in the core business through Q4 and the return of revenue growth for AO.com.…
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28 MarchHealth & Beauty
The Perfume Shop appoints two new directors amid Gender Pay Gap report
The Perfume Shop has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two female directors, Karen Harris and Laura Wilkinson. Harris, who was previously head of marketing, will take up a new position of customer director and be responsible for all areas of Customer, Loyalty, Marketing and PR. Wilkinson, previously…
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Feb- 2024 -27 FebruaryNews
Asda’s mean Gender Pay difference hits 6.6%
Asda has today (27 February) published its 2023 Gender Pay figures, confirming that the mean pay difference between all male and female workers is 6.6%. In a report submitted to the Government’s Gender Pay website, the supermarket also revealed that the median pay difference between all male and female colleagues…
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Apr- 2022 -4 AprilHealth & Beauty
Boots gender pay gap drops to 2.7%
Boots has reported its median pay gap has dropped to 2.7% in the 12 months ending 5 April 2021, compared to the national median pay gap of 15.4%. The retailer’s Gender Pay Gap report reveals Boots continues to see a “sustained reduction” in its mean pay gap at 18.1%, which…
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Feb- 2022 -24 FebruarySupermarkets
Asda reveals 6.1% gender pay gap between colleagues
Asda has published its Gender Pay report for 2021, which shows that its mean and median figures continue to be well below the national average. In a report submitted to the Government’s Gender Pay website, Asda confirmed the following: The median pay difference between all male and female Asda colleagues…
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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchCoronavirus
Covid-19: Government suspends gender pay gap reporting
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has taken the decision to suspend enforcement of the gender pay gap deadlines for this reporting year (2019/20) due to the coronavirus outbreak. The GEO and EHRC said the decision means there will be no expectation on…
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Sep- 2019 -11 SeptemberHigh Street
Labour pledges £10 minimum wage for all workers over 16
Jeremey Corbyn has pledged a £10 an hour minimum wage for all workers over 16 if his party is elected to government. In a speech delivered to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton, Corbyn said Labour would also deliver action on the gender pay gap, equal rights for all…
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