Jamie’s Italian

Gender Pay Gap Report 2017

Jamie’s Italian

Our Gender Pay Gap Report 2017At the Jamie’s Italian we are proud of our passionate, skilled and diverse team of individuals.We remain committed to attracting and retaining the very best talent and we believe in creating job opportunities for everyone, regardless of gender. This is why we continue to build a culture that values diversity and one which embraces differences as strengths.

We love to work with a wide variety of people, who we can nurture and reward for their unique talents. Why? Because quite simply, People are our most important ingredient!

Gender Pay Gap - what is it and what do I need to know?

Under the UK Government’s new gender pay gap regulations, from April 2018, all companies with 250 or more employees must publish a gender pay report revealing average pay information for men and women.

The gender pay gap measures the difference between men and women’s average hourly pay across the whole organisation, regardless of job. This is different to ‘equal pay’ which means that men and women who carry out the same or similar jobs roles must be paid the same. We are confident that men and women are paid equally for the same job within Jamie’s Italian.

How do we measure a pay gap?

If all our employees were lined up in a female line and a male line, in order of pay from lowest to highest, the median gender pay gap compares the pay of the female in the middle of their line and the pay of the male of the middle their line.

The mean gender pay gap shows the difference in the average hourly rate of pay between men and women in a company.

Our Gender Pay GapThe Gender Pay GapAt the Jamie’s Italian, our overall mean Gender Pay Gap is 11.9%. This is below the national average mean pay gap of 17.4%

Pay quartilesThe figures below are based on 2,211 employees split across the following quartiles:

Band A Lowest Pay

Band B Lower Middle Pay

Band CUpper Middle Pay

Band DHighest Pay

The Jamie’s Italian mean bonus gap is 22.1%. In 2017, we paid women 0.9% more bonus than men.

% of women and men receiving a bonus

The Median Gender Pay Gap Our median gender pay gap is 15% which is below the national average of 18.4%

The Gender Bonus Pay Gap

Explaining our Gender Pay Gap

We do not have an equal pay issue, but we do have an imbalance in gender split.

Our gender pay gap is primarily as a result of the large proportion of males working within the group which is typical within a hospitality industry. This is evident with such departments as kitchen and bar being heavily driven by male applicants, which restricts the pool of employees available for us to recruit from.

All salaries/pay rates are banded within our restaurants regardless of gender which ensures that there is an equal balance across all roles in terms of pay.

Our gender pay and bonus gap is also primarily due to there being a greater proportion of men in our leadership team. However the % of females receiving a bonus is 0.9% higher.

Our plan of action

Driving Development and Succession PlanningWe have an imbalance between males and females within our leadership team. For 2018, supporting the development of females within our senior team, is top priority. Our aim is to develop and encourage more females to move into Operations roles, Head of Department's and the Executive team, ensuring all roles are attractive, and provide equal opportunities for all genders.

At the Jamie’s Italian we are taking measures to address the gender imbalance as part of People Strategy for 2018. We are looking forward to focusing on the following areas to make further improvements:

Attracting New Talent:This has always been a focus for us, and we love discovering new talent to join our family! We will continue to promote equal opportunities through recruitment practices and in addition to this we will also be running a female chef recruitment campaign to bridge the imbalance within our kitchens.

Our Diversity Initiative:Looking beyond gender, we are also working with Jamie Oliver Ltd on diversity initiatives to celebrate all employees and their achievements. This is an ongoing programme that addresses equality, diversity and gender imbalance within the entire business.

To access the full report

Click here to access the full report: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gender-pay-gap-reporting-goes-live

I confirm that the Gender Pay and Bonus Gap calculations and the data provided for Jamie’s Italian Ltd are accurate.

Stacy Schapira Jonathan Knight Chief People Officer CEO

April 2018 April 2018