Gender pay update - 2024
We’re committed to providing equal opportunities across our team, regardless of age, gender, race or background. As part of this commitment, we’re pleased to present our gender pay report.
Our gender pay analysis is based on a snapshot of all Helping Hands employees who were paid in the 2023-24 period.
Employees at Helping Hands are made up of the following groups and departments:
- Executive Board of Directors
- Head office teams and departments
- Branches, including office-based teams and visiting carers
- Live-in carers
- Field-based operational teams
At Helping Hands, career development is essential and there are many examples of individuals who have progressed in their careers. Some who joined us as carers have developed their roles and are now in managerial or office-based roles.
Pay quartiles
This table outlines the gender distribution at Helping Hands Home Care across four pay quartiles.
| Percentage of males and females in pay quartiles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Lower mid | Upper mid | Upper | All employees | |
| Male | 10.5% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 10.8% |
| Female | 89.5% | 89.8% | 90.3% | 87.2% | 89.2% |
Gender pay gap
At Helping Hands, we have a minor gender pay gap, which means that the average men’s gross hourly earnings are slightly higher than women’s. The only reason for this is men occupy fewer administrative positions than women. This gap is mainly due to our predominantly female workforce.
Pay gap
| Median (midpoint) | Mean (average) |
|---|---|
| No variation for female colleagues | 4.7% higher for male colleagues |
For all departments across the business, we do not differentiate on pay rates between men and women and this is reflected at all levels of the organisation.
Bonus gap
We pay relatively few bonuses, with most of those that are paid going to operational managers, which are linked to quality, compliance and financial performance.
The difference between bonuses for our male and female employees, covering bonuses and commissions, are outlined below:
Percentage of colleagues receiving a bonus
| Male | Female |
|---|---|
| 4.4% | 5.6% |
Bonus gap
| Median (midpoint) | Mean (average) |
|---|---|
| No variation for female colleagues | 69.9% |
During the 2023/24 financial year, 288 bonuses were paid to 25 out of 567 male colleagues, compared with 263 out of 4,686 female colleagues.
I confirm that this data has been calculated according to the requirements of The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017.
Siân McCrilley, Finance Director
April 2024
Other people are interested in...
We’re here to talk through the many job opportunities available here at Helping Hands. Call us on 03331224269 if you’d like to join our team.
