Gender Pay Gap 2024
The median gender pay gap at Bluestone National Park Resort is Negative (2.2%), which is significantly below the national average of 13.1% and the previous full reporting year of 1.60% in 2023.
As an employer with more than 250 staff, we are required by law to carry out Gender Pay Reporting under the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017. This involves carrying out six calculations that show the difference between the average earnings of men and women in Bluestone. It does not involve publishing any individual employee’s data. We are required to publish the results on our own website and a government website.
The purpose of this legislation undertaken throughout the UK is to identify and eliminate any gender pay gaps where these exist. The 6 key figures are: -
- Number of males and females in each quarter range
- Mean gender pay gap (i.e. the average gender pay gap)
- Median gender pay gap (i.e. the ‘mid-point’ gender pay gap)
- Percentage of males and females receiving a bonus payment
- Mean bonus gender pay gap
- Median bonus gender pay gap
Commentary
At the time of the data snapshot, Bluestone employed more than 800 employees. The 2024 report includes data on the workforce that were employed in work on 5th April 2024.
Key Trends
- The Mean Pay Gap has reduced from 9.97% in the prior reportable year to 6.87%. The reduction is primarily due to a full year of Lodge Allocation bonus paid to our housekeeping team, which is currently made up of 79% females. This pay incentive was introduced in April 2023 to reward housekeepers for their productivity.
- The Mean and Median Bonus Pay Gap has decreased since the last reporting date. The Lodge Allocation Pay is treated as a ‘Bonus’, which is generally a lower amount when compared with other traditional bonus payments. However, the number of traditional bonuses paid has decreased overall and the value of Lodge allocation bonus has increased due to a full year of bonus payments. This has resulted in a higher proportion of housekeeping staff receiving bonus payments as a percentage of total bonuses paid.
- The Upper and Upper Middle quartile’s have shifted in favour of Females when compared to the prior reporting date. The business has continued to recruit a proportionally higher number of housekeepers in the past 12 months to support the opening of 80 additional lodges. The introduction of the Lodge Allocation bonus pay for Housekeepers has impacted the quartile ranges of males and females.
The following lists the reportable statistics. The sample includes 835 qualifying employees, of which 513 are females and 322 males.
- The Percentage of males and females in each quartile range are as follows:
- The mean gender pay gap for hourly pay was 6.87%, which demonstrates that the male employees in the sample were paid a higher average hourly pay than female employees.
- The median gender pay gap for hourly pay was Negative (2.2%), which demonstrates that the mid-point gender pay gap favours female employees.
- The percentage of men receiving bonus pay was 25.2%, whereas the percentage of females receiving bonus pay was 54.0%, this was primarily due to a full year of Housekeeping Lodge Allocation Bonus pay.
- The mean bonus pay gender gap was 29.8%
- The median bonus pay gender gap was 10.6%.
In addition, all employees at Bluestone receive the same benefits regardless of their contracted hours. These include exclusive accommodation deals, access to the resort facilities with their families, a pension scheme, and life assurance. All Employees have access to our Employee Assistance Programme to support them on personal, financial and other important matters. At an annual cut-off point, all employees with at least one years’ service are allocated company shares through a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP). These shares entitle the employees to pro-rata dividend payments and equity rights should the shares be sold in the future.
Giles McNamara FCCA
Finance Director, Bluestone National Park Resort