Retailer Wickes has published its first ethnicity pay gap report, with its mean ethnicity pay gap for 2023 standing at 0.04%.
Its median ethnicity pay gap was -0.74%, while its mean ethnicity bonus pay gap was 13.9% and its median was 27%. A total of 96% of white employees and 95% of ethnic minorities received a bonus in 2023.
Meanwhile, the retailer’s 2023 mean gender pay gap decreased to 6.5%, which is lower than its 2022 figure of 7.4%, but slightly higher than its 2021 figure of 6.4%. Its median gender pay gap improved to 0.1% from 2.6% in 2022 and 8.4% in 2021.
Its mean gender bonus gap for 2023 was 28.5%, down from 31.6% in 2022, while its median gap was 10.3%, down from 17.9% the prior year. A total of 94.4% of males and 95.2% of females received a bonus in 2023, compared to 95.2% of males and 94.1% of females the previous year.
Sonia Astill, chief people officer at Wickes, said: “At Wickes, we’re committed to building a culture of inclusion, diversity and equality. This is our third gender pay gap report since becoming independently listed and this year we are also reporting our first ethnicity pay gap data, which will be vital as we seek to build our understanding and support for colleagues who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
“As we continue to make good progress against our targets and actions to address gender equality within our business, we recognise that there is still more to be done to remove these gaps and build gender equality at every level. While there will always be more to do, we truly believe that continuing to create a more diverse and inclusive place to work benefits all parts of our business; the talent we retain and attract, the quality of the thinking we do and the positive culture that allows us to achieve success together.”
