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OUR GENDER PAY GAP<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At Bernard Matthews Foods Ltd, our people are at the heart of our business. It takes hard work and passion to be able to deliver our customers\u2019 requirements every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are proud that our workforce reflects a diverse and modern society and welcome the opportunity to report our Gender Pay data in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the legislation, UK businesses employing upwards of 250 staff are required to disclose their Gender Pay Gap. You can find our statutory data and our commentary on the data below. We are confident as a business that over time, and with continued focus, significant progress will be made toward achieving a more balanced workforce and we will be able to continue to report progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING FIGURES<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Median Gender Pay Gap 2024 4%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Median Gender Pay Gap 2025 2%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mean Gender Pay Gap 2024 8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mean Gender Pay Gap 2025 10%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PAY QUARTILES<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The pay quartiles below show the proportion of male and female employees in the lower (Q1), lower middle (Q2), upper middle (Q3), and upper quartile (Q4) pay bands.

Lower quartile<\/strong>
Female 43%
Male 57%

Lower middle quartile<\/strong>
Female 39%
Male 61%

Upper middle quartile<\/strong>
Female 28%
Male 72%

Upper quartile<\/strong>
Female 14%
Male 86%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 to 2025 at a glance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chart below shows the % of Female employees in the upper and lower quartiles for 2025 versus to 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year                            Upper quartile %                     Lower quartile %<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18%<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 43%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BONUS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The tables below show the mean and median bonus pay difference between male and female employees, and the percentage of men and women who received bonus pay within the required 12 month reporting period. As can be seen from the data below, no bonus payments were made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mean and Median Bonus Pay Gap<\/strong>
Mean 0%
Median 0%

Percentage of Males and Females Receiving Bonus<\/strong>
Mean 0%
Median 0%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR GENDER PAY DATA MEANS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At Bernard Matthews Foods Ltd, we believe that everyone should have the same opportunities regardless of gender and we will continue to strive to ensure that we create an inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity to progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our analysis has shown that our pay gaps are largely driven by an imbalance in the ratio of men and women, which increases further up the hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We continue to be confident that there is no imbalance in the rates of pay given to men and women doing the same or equivalent work, nor is there a significant gap between men and women at the equivalent grade in our structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With there being only one site now, and with a restructure taking place over the last few months, yes there is 4% difference in the upper Quartile but still only 1% on the lower Quartile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the restructure this has also made a small change on the Mean Gender pay gap increasing by 2% and Median gender pay gap dropping to 2% from the previous year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, we believe that our data compares well against reported national figures. For example, Office for National Statistics reports a median pay gap of 15.5% across all sectors in 2024.

We will continue to review our progress against national data, the food manufacturing sector and our direct competitors in order to benchmark our progress over time.

It will take time to see significant changes but we will update our plans which includes reviewing our recruitment and retention strategies, review where we advertise roles and establishing gender balance shortlists from recruitment agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steve Maxwell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HR Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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