Gender pay update
Last updated: March 2022
We’re dedicated to providing equal opportunities to all members of staff, regardless of age, gender, race or background.
Our gender pay analysis for 2021 is based on the pay of all Berkeley Home Health employees who were paid in the relevant payroll period which included the 5th April 2021 snapshot date required under legislation.
It includes an analysis of bonus payments paid in the same tax year.
Pay quartiles
This table outlines the gender distribution at Berkeley Home Health across four pay quartiles.
| Percentage of males and females in pay quartiles | ||||
| Lower | Lower mid | Upper mid | Upper | |
| Male | 12% | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Female | 88% | 89% | 86% | 88% |
Gender pay gap
The gender pay gap at Berkeley Home Health, which means that the average men’s gross hourly earnings are higher than those for women, is because of the predominantly female carer workforce. At the snapshot date in April 2021, the two highest paid earners were male, whereas at the date of this report in March 2022, the two highest paid earners are female.
Pay gap
| Median (midpoint) | Mean (average) |
| 0.9% higher for male colleagues | 27.2% higher for male colleagues |
For all departments across the business, we do not differentiate on pay rates between male and female, and this is reflected at all levels of the organisation.
Bonus gap
During the 2020-21 tax year, bonuses were paid to 46 female employees and 7 male employees. The company mainly awards small “spot” bonuses recognising carers taking on additional assignments at short notice. Bonuses of £100 or more, based largely on operational performance at management level, were paid to 10 female employees and 3 male employees. Given the size of the operational performance bonuses compared to the “spot” bonuses, these larger bonuses skew the bonus gap percentages below. The highest two bonuses in the 2020-21 tax year were paid to female employees.
The difference between bonuses for our male and female employees are outlined below:
Percentage of colleagues receiving a bonus
| Male | Female |
| 22% | 20% |
Bonus gap
| Median (midpoint) | Mean (average) |
| 38% | 35% |
I confirm that this data has been calculated according to the requirements of The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017.
Steve Clarke, Chief Financial Officer
March 2022
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