Introduction to Harwoods Gender Pay Gap 2025
At Harwoods, fairness is at the heart of everything we do. It is a principle we abide by, which defines the manner in which we interact with our customers or with each other within the workplace. The data shown here reflects the gender balance within our organisation as of 5th April 2025. It measures the difference between the average earnings of all male and female employees irrespective of their role, length of service or seniority.
The automotive sector has traditionally attracted a larger percentage of male applicants, and we have been working hard to address the gender imbalance. We are supportive of the Government’s decision to require organisations such as our own, to publish their gender pay gap statistics to help us focus on this area of our business. Our aim is to ensure that all departments throughout the business are committed to attracting, retaining, and developing all employees, with our founding principle being to hire on capability, irrespective of gender. In the snapshot date of 05 April 2025, the upper hourly pay quartile showed males at 84.7% versus 15.3% of females.
In respect of bonus payments, 78.3% of males received bonus payments whilst 62.5% of females in the organisation received bonus payments.
We recognise that this is an ongoing focus area for Harwoods and whilst we have made significant improvements towards levelling the Gender Pay Gap over recent years, it is something that remains on the agenda of the Board of Directors.
Ann Horne Head of HR