The Head of People Services submitted a report to Cabinet to share current progress on the Workforce Equalities Report and Action Plan. The report also presents and seeks approval for the publication of the annual Workforce Equality Report 2024/2025, the Gender Pay Gap Report, Ethnicity Pay Gap Report and Disability Pay Gap Report.   

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Approve the contents of the Workforce Equality Report 2024/2025;

2.    Delegate authority to the Head of People to publish the Workforce Equality Report and to make any typographical changes and any changes as may be required before publication to reflect the Cabinet decision;

3.    Approve the contents of the Gender Pay Gap, Ethnicity Pay Gap and Disability Pay Gap reports for this year; and

4.    Delegate authority to the Head of People to publish the Gender Pay Gap table at paragraph 30 before 30 March 2026, the Ethnicity Pay Gap table at paragraph 40 and the Disability Pay Gap table at paragraph 47 on the Council website.

Cabinet resolved to:

1. Approve the contents of the Workforce Equality Report 2024/2025;
2. Delegate authority to the Head of People to publish the Workforce Equality Report and to make any typographical changes and any changes as may be required before publication to reflect the Cabinet decision;
3. Approve the contents of the Gender Pay Gap, Ethnicity Pay Gap and Disability Pay Gap reports for this year; and
4. Delegate authority to the Head of People to publish the Gender Pay Gap table at paragraph 30 before 30 March 2026, the Ethnicity Pay Gap table at paragraph 40 and the Disability Pay Gap table at paragraph 47 on the Council website.

The Head of People Services submitted a report to Cabinet to share current progress on the Workforce Equalities Report and Action Plan. The report also presents and seeks approval for the publication of the annual Workforce Equality Report 2024/2025, the Gender Pay Gap Report, Ethnicity Pay Gap Report and Disability Pay Gap Report.   

Councillor Chapman presented the report. He said that the report provides a view of the Council as of March 2025 and covers areas such as the gender pay gap and ethnic minority pay gap. He said that the report provides a positive story, demonstrating that the Council is working hard in this area. Councillor Chapman said that they do not shy away from positive action work with their staff and that the Council’s workforce is becoming more diverse. He said that they tried to make a workforce plan to reflect the city. He said that he was proud of the report and thanked the Officers for their work to bring the report together.

Cabinet resolved to:

1. Approve the contents of the Workforce Equality Report 2024/2025;
2. Delegate authority to the Head of People to publish the Workforce Equality Report and to make any typographical changes and any changes as may be required before publication to reflect the Cabinet decision;
3. Approve the contents of the Gender Pay Gap, Ethnicity Pay Gap and Disability Pay Gap reports for this year; and
4. Delegate authority to the Head of People to publish the Gender Pay Gap table at paragraph 30 before 30 March 2026, the Ethnicity Pay Gap table at paragraph 40 and the Disability Pay Gap table at paragraph 47 on the Council website.