Hotel chain IHG Hotels has reported a UK mean gender pay gap of 23.5% for 2022, a decrease from 27.7% in 2021, and a further drop from 39.3% in its first year of reporting in 2017.
The business’ median gender pay gap fell from 19.6% to 15% in 2022, and its UK median hourly pay gap dropped to 15%, a decrease from 19.6% in 2021 and 35.7% in 2017.
Almost half (46%) of the IHG board was female as at 5 April 2022, compared with 38% in 2021, and 57% of corporate promotions and new hires in the UK between 5 April 2021 and 5 April 2022 were women.
IHG Hotels’ mean gender bonus gap increased from 39.5% in 2021 to 45.8% last year, and its median gender bonus gap rose from 6.3% to 12.3%. A total of 92.5% of men and 87.7% of women received bonuses during 2022.
According to the business, its bonus pay gap increased from 2021 because it restored the payment of an annual bonus award for 2022, following the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic years.
Wayne Hoare, chief human resources officer at IHG Hotels, said: “We recognise that driving gender representation globally is a key component of championing a diverse culture and I’m pleased to say that our UK gender pay gap has reduced again over the previous year.
“This report outlines key data points for our UK corporate employees and some of the programmes and activities we’ve put in place to address the gender pay gap, such as our mentoring programme, our career development workshops and delivering high-impact learning modules.
“We remain committed to attracting, developing and retaining more diverse talent, including creating a pipeline of female talent and recruiting a higher proportion of women into senior roles. And we’re identifying and removing potential barriers to increase the number of female general managers across our estate.”