Decision - BAME Pay Gap Reporting

RESOLVED: That the Committee -

(i)             Noted the existing workforce profile data and other reporting measures in place to monitor progress of employment outcomes for BAME staff;

(ii)            Commited to supporting and championing the actions within the Fair & Inclusive Action Plan to diversify our workforce and increase representation of BAME staff across all grades, with regular updates on actions to the TECC and P&R committees, the latter having oversight of employment outcomes;

(iii)          Agreed that bi-annually information on the ethnic minority pay gap within Brighton & Hove City Council’s employees be released, the median pay gap to be calculated by comparing the difference in pay between the median pay of White British employees of all genders and the median pay of BAME employees of all genders. The first publication to be within six months of the date of this meeting.