Female Camden LBC employees receive a quarter less from their pensions than male employees on average, according to what is thought to be the first pension gender gap report published by a local authority.
The report found that, on average, for every £1 of pension paid to men, females received just 75p.
Camden suggested the imbalance was ‘likely caused by historic gender inequalities in the workplace and across society’.
Its analysis for 2021-22 found that there was ‘no significant gender pay gap’ and that staff at senior grades were becoming more representative of Camden’s community.
Camden’s director of people and inclusion, Jo Brown, said: ‘We know there is still much more that we need to do as an organisation - our key priorities are to keep increasing representation across the council, close any remaining pay gaps and ensure that work towards equality continues to support our staff beyond retirement.
‘However, we are pleased to see that the work we have been doing so far is beginning to have a positive impact, with the representation of staff from Black, Asian and other ethnicity groups increasing at all levels, our disability pay gap decreasing once again and continued progress towards closing pay gaps.’
This article was first published by The MJ (£).
