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GFT gender pay gap

GFT gender pay gap

Committed to building a diverse workforce and promoting an inclusive culture.

An equality measure

It should be noted that gender pay is an equality measure that shows the percentage difference between the average hourly earnings for men and for women and this is different from equal pay, where men and women doing the same or broadly similar work must be paid the same. This report focuses on our gender pay gap (GPG) using the snapshot date of 5 April 2022.

Helping all employees achieve their full potential

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and promoting an inclusive culture, where all our employees have a sense of purpose, can be themselves at work and can achieve their full potential. We celebrate diversity and recognise this is fundamental to ensure our future success.

Whilst this is the first time we are reporting our gender pay gap (since we now have +250 employees as at the snapshot date), we have actively been working on this important topic over the past year or so. Although the results of our actions are not necessarily reflected in this data set, we continue to review our people strategies and evolve our approach. Consequently, we anticipate the next data set will show the positive progress we have made.

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GFT gender pay gap full results

Read our gender pay gap report for 5 April 2022 here.

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The gender pay gap challenge

Some of the complex factors that can have an impact on creating a gender pay gap might include...

Proportion of male employees

Many high-paying sectors are disproportionately made up of men; this is particularly true within the information and communications technology area in which GFT operates.

Senior level roles

More widely across most industries, more men than women occupy a greater proportion of senior level roles.

Career progression

Historically women have been less likely to progress up the career ladder into high-paying senior roles.

Support and administration roles

A higher proportion of women may choose occupations that can offer less career progression and financial reward, such as support and administration roles.

Part-time work

A higher proportion of women may tend to work part-time. On average part-time workers tend to earn less than their full-time counterparts.

“We have identified a number of initiatives to help us to improve our gender pay gap and look forward to continuously delivering innovative solutions to help us move the dial in a positive and hopefully sustainable way over the coming years.”

Judy Pitrakou

Chief People Officer

GFT UK

All GFT employees in UK: our latest results

We continue to make progress on increasing the number of women in our organisation, building on a trend going back to 2021 when this became a priority for the new leadership team. In addition, we are pleased to see even greater progress in our ‘Engineering and Consulting Services’ team, which employs the majority of our UK workforce, with the percentage of women rising from 10.6% in 2021 to 18.9% today.

Comparing our April 2023 headcount with our April 2022 headcount, we have increased the number of women by 10%, whilst the ratio of men to women has also changed from 77/23 to 76/24. As mentioned previously, making a positive and sustainable impact is a long-term commitment. We continue to review our people policies from attraction and recruitment, to reward and benefits, promotions, learning and development, and wellbeing.

View our full results in our report here

Responsible employer

As a responsible employer, GFT is committed to fair, safe and healthy working conditions. We believe that having a sense of purpose and self-efficacy in the work that you do is a fundamental prerequisite for individual development. This is underlined by our employer branding strategy ‘Ready to grow’: our open and appreciative corporate culture aims to create an appealing working environment for all employees in which they can express themselves freely and shape their own career paths.

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Diversity & Inclusion Policy

With its Diversity & Inclusion Policy, GFT is committed to ensuring equal opportunities at all levels of employment and to proactively combating and eliminating discrimination.

Tech community

GFT and its employees support various target groups within the global tech community and across company boundaries to enhance their technology skills and improve their future opportunities.