{"id":16117,"date":"2021-10-05T10:28:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T09:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16117"},"modified":"2022-03-21T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:40:20","slug":"goustos-2020-gender-pay-gap-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/goustos-2020-gender-pay-gap-report","title":{"rendered":"Gousto\u2019s 2020 Gender Pay Gap Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Gousto, it\u2019s been a year of extreme growth, but also a year of industry-wide challenges. Despite this, equality and diversity across the business remain of the utmost importance.<\/p>\n

As we grow, staying focused on building a culture of inclusivity is essential. Having just published this year\u2019s gender pay gap report, we know there are always more improvements to be made, but we\u2019re proud to have made a considerable improvement.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re dedicated to continuing to refresh our processes and introduce new ways of working that enable us to make improvements across the company and create a more diverse and inclusive workforce.<\/p>\n

What is the gender pay gap?<\/h2>\n

This is the average difference between pay for men and women, regardless of their roles and seniority. It is different to equal pay which ensures men and women employed in the same roles receive equal pay.<\/p>\n

What does this mean at Gousto?<\/h2>\n

Gousto’s 2020 median pay gap was 10.2%<\/b>, an improvement of 56% versus 2019, which stood at 23.2%. Our ultimate goal is to have no gap, but we’re proud to be making progress and we know that there are still improvements to be made.<\/p>\n

2020 was a very strong year for Gousto, with sales up 129% and our first full year profit. We also doubled our workforce and became a tech Unicorn valued at over $1bn. To date, we are delivering over 8 million monthly meals to UK households.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re well on our way to achieving our mission of becoming the UK\u2019s most-loved way to eat dinner, but we are determined to grow responsibly, without losing sight of the things that matter.<\/p>\n

There are privileges that business growth allows us, such as better rewarding employees for their contribution to the business, helping them to develop and enhance their skills, and bringing in amazing new talent to the team.<\/p>\n

However, there are also challenges that come with being one of the UK\u2019s fastest-growing tech businesses. One of these challenges is that more men than women are studying technology subjects at higher education – which naturally flows through to recruitment and these positions attract higher salaries.<\/p>\n

What have we done to improve this?<\/h2>\n