POhWER are a charity that help people who, because of disability, illness, social exclusion and other challenges, find it difficult to express their views or get the support they need.

Our mission is to empower people to have a voice and make a real difference to their lives. We do this by speaking for them when they can't and supporting them to speak for themselves when they can.

Our report for 2022-2023 shows the following:

• Our gender split is 79% (319) female colleagues and 21% (84) male colleagues.
• Our mean pay gap is -3.3%, with female colleagues earning £13.71 and male colleagues earning £13.27
• Our median pay gap is -4.98%, with female colleagues earning £13.26 and male colleagues earning £12.63 per hour.

This compares against our results that were reported in 2021, with the mean pay gap reducing from 2% to -3.3% and the median reducing from -1.38% to -4.98%.

Continuing Improvement

POhWER remain committed to keeping the gender pay gap equal in line with our values and belief that everyone should be treated fairly and equitably.

This year, we have seen a higher shift for our female colleagues, with them earning a mean average of 44p more per hour than our male colleagues. This is expected given the difference between the numbers of female and male colleagues we have at POhWER.

In addition, we note that in 2022, 9 of the 14 Leadership positions within POhWER were held by women.

We have continued to make policy changes, supported by our Board of Trustees, that promote equality for all colleagues and we now offer additional paid time off for all colleagues with caring responsibilities.

Mean and Median Bonuses

The organisation does not pay bonuses and therefore there is no data to report in relation to the following:

• Mean bonus pay gap;
• Median bonus pay gap;
• Proportion of males receiving a bonus payment;
• Proportion of females receiving a bonus payment.

Quartile Pay Bands

The following information shows the four quartile pay bands and the proportion of Male and Female staff within each section:

• Lower Quartile – 80 Female staff (80%) - 20 Male staff (20%)
• Lower Middle - 84 Female staff (83%) – 17 Male staff (17%)
• Upper Middle - 80 Female staff (79%) - 21 Male staff (21%)
• Upper Quartile – 75 Female staff (74%) - 26 Male staff (26%)

Total number of employees is 403 with 319 (79%) Female and 84 (21%) Male.

The above information has been calculated and verified as an accurate representation of the Gender Pay Gap Reporting that is required for 2022.