Income
Ensure that everyone can meet their weekly, real cost of living expenses.
Both hourly wages and weekly pay are lower in Plymouth than in the South West or England. This is a combination of a low hourly pay and lower average hours worked.
This results in more households receiving income related benefits and contributes to the low scoring of 28 neighbourhoods in the lost 10% scores in the national Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
It is a particularly an issue for people with health challenges and caring responsibilities where more flexible job needs, restrict their access to well-paid roles with higher hourly pay rates.
1 in 7 employees juggle caring responsibilities with work
18% Gender Pay Gap in Plymouth 2024
30,000 women earn less than a weekly Real Living Wage
What you can do
Pay all staff the Real (Living Wage Foundation) Living Wage, or have published a strategy to do so.
Have an organisational approach to minimising or eliminating any “pay inequality” for groups with protected characteristics.
Publish your Pay Gaps for gender, BAME and disability along with action plans (businesses above 25 employees).
Make information about flexible working rights and benefits easily accessible.
How we'll support businesses
Raise awareness about the Real Living Wage.
Provide information for managers about retaining staff in well-paid jobs while they go through periods requiring more flexibility.
Measure your progress
Pay Gap reporting for gender, BAME and disability.
Publish the ratio between the pay of the CEO and the rest of the staff and explain year on year changes.