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Home improvement retailer Wickes has reported a -3.1% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2024, compared to 0.04% in 2023.

The organisation’s median ethnicity pay gap for 2024 was 0.87%, compared to -0.74% in 2023. Its mean ethnicity bonus gap for last year was 5.1%, down from 13.9% the previous year, and its median ethnicity bonus gap stood at 11.1%, down from 27% previously. A total of 97% of white employees and 94% of staff with a different ethnicity received a bonus in 2024, compared to 96% and 95% previously.

Wickes’ 2024 mean gender pay was 8.6%, up from 6.5% in 2023, and its median gender pay gap stood at -0.77%, compared to 0.07% the prior year. Its mean gender bonus gap for the year was 20.7%, down from 28.5%, while its median gender bonus gap was 3.6%, down from 10.3% previously. A total of 94.4% of males and 96% of females received a bonus in 2024, compared to 94.4% of males and 95.2% of females in 2023.

Sonia Astill, chief people officer at Wickes, said: “At Wickes, we’re committed to building a culture of inclusion, diversity and equality. To help us achieve this, it’s critical we measure, analyse and report the gender and ethnicity pay gap data that we gather from across the business. We continue to compare favourably with other retailers for both mean and median total pay gaps. I am delighted to report that our median gender pay gap has now reduced from 0.07% to -0.77% in favour of women, illustrating the progress we continue to make to address gender equality at Wickes.

“However, there do remain mean and median pay gaps within our business and there is always more work to be done to address these gaps and build gender and ethnic equality at every level. I’d like to thank all of our six colleague networks that do such great work to drive meaningful change in our business and build a culture where difference is valued and our colleagues have the freedom to be.”