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CASE STUDY
INTERNATIONAL
BONUS PAY RECEIVED
GENDER PAY GAP
GENDER PAY GAP
In Selwood, many of our roles have an engineering bias, be that pure
engineering (electrical or mechanical), engineering-related sales support or
trade/workshop-based roles. Despite our inclusive recruitment efforts, these
vacancies tend to attract significantly more male applicants than female.
The gender distribution within our business reflects this engineering focus.
Women make up 18% of our total workforce. This percentage rises to 31%
when excluding engineering and workshop roles and increases further to
46% when looking at head office roles only.
Many roles at Selwood are Skilled Trade, for which the national average pay
gap is 15%. Selwood’s pay gap has increased from 3.6% in 2023 (in favour of
men) to 6.9% in 2024. This is still below the All Sectors national average pay
gap of 7%. We believe this 3.3% change in our pay gap is due to an increase
in headcount for some of our skilled trade roles, which can carry a premium
on salary and attract more male than female applicants.
14%
Selwood’s median gender pay gap has
increased from 14.4% in 2023
(ie 14.4% in favour of women) to 16.3% in 2024.
GENDER PAY GAP
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36%
90%
Mean
Median
BONUS PAY DIFFERENCE
Mean
Median
Regarding our bonuses, Selwood’s roles are either bonus-eligible or overtimeeligible. Since our engineering roles tend to be overtime-eligible while our
head office and branch roles are bonus-eligible, our female colleagues at
Selwood are more likely to receive a bonus than their male counterparts
(90.4% of women vs. 36.2% of men).
By contrast, when looking at the value of bonuses being paid, our bonus pay
gap is above 50% meaning that while fewer men receive a bonus than women,
when a bonus is paid, men tend to be paid more. This bonus pay difference
is a result of many of our engineers (who tend to be male) progressing into
Sales roles, which is where our largest bonuses and commission can be
earned.
Selwood remains committed to being an inclusive employer and whilst it is
not uncommon to see a predominantly male workforce in our industry, we
are committed to encouraging women to join our workforce.
