Unum gender, ethnicity pay gaps down in 2021

‘By understanding our demographics, we can remove any barriers’

Hemma Visavadia
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Unum UK has reported that its median gender pay gap in 2021 has reduced to 14.8% from 15% the previous year.

The annual gender pay gap report shows the difference in the average hourly rate of pay between women and men in the organisation. While the data showed an improvement, Unum noted that as a company, it still doesn't have enough women in higher-paid senior, technical, and sales roles. The employee benefits provider also published its ethnicity pay gap, which revealed that the median pay gap fell by more than six percentage points in the past year to 17.3%. Unum has also met its Treasury Women in Finance Charter targets of having at least 35% female representation within its executiv...

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