Food and drink business Nestle UK has reported that its 2022 mean hourly gender pay gap was 4% in favour of women.
Meanwhile, its 2022 median hourly gender pay gap was 2% in favour of men. Its top and bottom quartiles are made up of 38% of women and 62% of men. It has a slightly higher proportion of women than men in offices and more men across its factory sites.
The employer’s mean bonus pay gap was 6% in favour of women and its median was 96% in favour of women, with 88% of women and 77% of men receiving bonus pay.
In addition, Nespresso UK, which is owned by Nestle UK, has also published its 2022 pay gap data, revealing an 8% mean hourly pay gap in favour of men and a 3% median gap in favour of men. Its top quartile consists of 54% of women and 46% of men, whereas its bottom quartile is made up of 63% of women and 37% of men.
During 2022, 91% of women and 88% of men received bonus pay, resulting in a 23% mean bonus pay gap in favour of men and a 5% median gap in favour of men.
Mark Maurice-Jones, general counsel of Nestle UK and Ireland and co-sponsor of gender equity in UK and Ireland, said: “We have higher proportions of men in our manufacturing and supply sites as well as in our most senior roles and this imbalance drives our figures. This is amplified in our bonus data as it looks at an annual figure.
“We’ve been working to change this for some time and we’re not managing to drive change as quickly as we’d like in all areas. This is why our key areas of focus remain to increase representation across manufacturing and supply; increase representation in our most senior roles and ensure every facet of our employee experience fosters an inclusive culture. We continue to monitor progress and actions, making adjustments and improvements.”