REVEALED: Waterford City and County Council 2024 gender pay gap
Waterford City and County Council say several factors affect the gender pay gap.
Waterford City and County Council have reported a 2.58% gender pay gap for 2024.
The report, which was published recently, showed the median rate of pay was 5.48% higher for women than men.
In the report’s introduction, Waterford City and County Council Chief Executive Seán McKeown said equality is important to the organisation because they are at the forefront of public service delivery.
“People are at the core of our organization – we continue to strive to promote and sustain an inclusive organisational culture, which provides equality of opportunity and where every employee feels valued,” said Mr McKeown.
In his introduction, Mr McKeown also said the council had appointed their first-ever permanent female director of services in recent weeks.
The council employs 1,041 people.
Of those 68% are male and 35% female.
General services account for 44% of all employees.
That is followed by management at 31%, professional and technical at 13% and the fire service at 12%.
Seventy-three percent of council employees are full-time, while 27% are part-time.
The gender pay gap is calculated on a snapshot basis.
This means that all figures are taken from one date - in this case, June 30, 2024.
The gap is calculated by finding the percentage difference between the average wage between men and women, irrespective of role.
The council reported a positive gender pay gap of 2.58%, which means on average, men occupy higher-paid roles than women.
The council also reported a median difference of -5.48%. This means the median rate of pay was higher for women than it was for men.
Waterford City and County Council say several factors affect the gender pay gap.
Those consist of more men or women traditionally in a given role, division of part-time and full-time roles, and time of year may increase temporary contracts and gender differences in senior roles and lower-paid positions.
This year 16.3% of the council’s employees were on temporary contracts.
Of those, 53% were female, while 46.8% were male.
Twenty-seven percent of all employees were part-time, with 51% male and 49% female.
