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A MEDIAN GENDER pay gap of 13.5% in favour of men has been reported at RTÉ.
The broadcaster has reported a median gender pay gap of 13.03% in favour of men, which reduces to 6.79% when roles with overtime are excluded.
It comes as part of a new legal obligation on companies with 250 or more employees to begin publishing information on their gender pay gaps from 1 December.
When examining the mean, or average, the company’s gender pay gap is 11.55% which becomes 10% when roles with overtime are excluded.
This compares to a gender pay gap report released today by Dublin City Council showing a mean gender pay gap of 4.8% and a median gender pay gap of 5.65%.
The median pay gap represents the difference in hourly pay between the middle-placed woman and the middle-placed man in the company’s payscale.
This differs to the mean pay gap which is the difference between the average hourly rate of pay for women, compared to the average hourly rate of pay for men.
Today’s findings follow from an earlier review of gender equality by RTÉ in 2017 which revealed a pay gap of 4%, but different methods were used to calculate the latest report.
However, the report relates to employees only and so does not include some of the broadcaster’s big name presenters who work as contractors.
According to a statement issued by the broadcaster today, the data shows that “there is more to do” to create greater gender representation across roles traditionally associated with men or women, with the former more likely to work additional hours through paid overtime and premium pay) and to ensure equal gender representation at senior levels within the organisation.
“A pay gap amongst part-time staff in favour of women (of 17%) shows that flexible working policies in RTÉ are supporting women to combine flexible working with careers across all levels,” the statement added.
The national gender pay gap in Ireland is estimated to be 11.3% according to Eurostat figures from 2019, compared to an EU average of 13%.
Firms with 250 or more employees were asked to select a date in June this year as their ‘relevant date’ on which to base their reports, with RTÉ choosing 30 June for their surveys.
Companies have six months to publish their findings and where a pay gap is found to exist, the employer is obliged to set out why it exists and any proposed measures to eliminate or reduce the pay gap.
RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes said gender balance within RTÉ’s overall workforce continues to be a high priority for the organisation and said that RTÉ is committed to being a “fair, flexible and inclusive employer that truly reflects the diversity of Ireland today”.
She said it is working with firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW) on a full evaluation of the role and grading structure in RTÉ, “the outputs of which will help inform decisions going forward as we develop a job and career framework that will create clarity and transparency on how our employees can develop their career journey in RTÉ.”
Forbes added: “RTÉ’s aim is to lower the gender pay gap we currently have, and we will work to address the challenges in rapidly changing our workforce to better reflect gender across all career paths,” she added.
In 2017, those earning a full-time equivalent of €90,000 or over in RTÉ were split 68% to 32% in favour of men.
RTÉ said this is now split 60% to 40% in favour of men following efforts to recruit and promote more women into senior roles.
The median gender pay gap within management grades across RTÉ is 7.1%.
The RTÉ gender pay gap varies across different divisions of the organisation.
In News and Current Affairs, a 5.7% pay gap was recorded.
In Operations, which includes staging, cameras and lighting, there is a 17.7% pay gap.
Other organisations have been reporting their gender pay gaps throughout the month of December.
In its report, published today, Dublin City Council reported a mean gender pay gap of 4.8% and a median gender pay gap of 5.65%.
It said that by publishing its gender pay gap data, it “helps to reinforce” a focus on supporting an open and inclusive workplace.
“Our organisation is a place where all employees have the same opportunities for recognition and career development and are treated fairly and equitably at work,” DCC said in a statement.
“We continue to be committed to addressing workplace barriers to equality and creating an open and inclusive workplace community through the equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives and supports we already have in place, and we will continue to work in this area.”
“Source: The Journal”
Seriously.
Does the ministry for Irish not speak Irish either, wtf
yet again we see one rule for tds and another for the rest of us. what employer would offer me a job if my cv stated I’d no knowledge of an essential part of the position. do you think the employer would take me on and then pay for me to gain knowledge in the subject. it’s just bonkers. they won’t apply the same rights for everyone else and only last week it’s transpires that a private company has offered to pay for a teacher in the aran islands, no funding for the kids one on one there courtesy of the govt, no that only applies to the pampered few in leinster house.
Hope he’s a quick learner because they don’t have a lot of time left in office.
Poor Joe doesn’t realise Montreal and Nova Scotia are in Canada, good lad!
On the continent of North America….containing Americans… Shocker!!!
For those of you who are perhaps not too happy with Joe McHugh, in particular with his recent decision to stop the vital aeroplane service to The Aran Islands, celebrated Ghaelacht Islands, sign this petition now. If Joe McHugh really cared for the Ghaeltacht, he would’t be getting rid of such a necessary service.
Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/joe-mchugh-enda-kenny-save-the-aran-islands-aeroplane-service/
It’s getting replaced by a helicopter service. Is that not worth mentioning or do we just have to get in a rage about everything?
Helis can operate in rougher weather and the winning bid came in €300,000 lower than the encumbent what’s the problem?
it’s change. they just don’t like change for the sake of it, even though the company operating them are also from Galway and have to provide the same service for the same price to islanders.
Not like the Eircode tender where the winner gave the third placed a juicy contract in UK 2 years after they mysteriously withdrew. And winner will give €23.6 million of the €27 million tender to second place An Post. And even though Loc8 code offered a perfect post code for free…could a tender be any more corrupt?
He was fluent in bull shit long before he was handed his cushy number. Seems to be a prerequisite for being a FG TD though.
The question about being taught by a non native teacher was a bit odd seeing that the vast majority of school kids in Ireland are taught Irish, French, German etc by non native speaker teachers. In fact worldwide more than 80% of language teachers are not native speakers.
Is this lad a mature student or an intern? Seems like an expensive education at our expense. Btw the ersi report shows an increase of 18% in attitude, that’s not the small figure Enda was referring to, would someone ask some pertinent questions please.
A documentary on radio 1 showed how bad mc hugh is at irish, you don’t pick it up in a year. He only lives a few miles from the gaeltacht too.
Good for him. I applaud him learning and showing by example it can easily be done with hard work and determination besides moaning about him not been born into an Irish speaking family.
You learn Irish at school, or you would do if there was any competence around the subject. Handing out the portfolio like a treat has it this way, this lad seems to be on a personal journey, he’s a bloody Minister.
No comment.
another parasite.
“Minister Qualifies”
An educational achievement for Enda the Educator, pyrrhic for Enda the Taoiseach.
Tir gan teanga ……..
Tir gan eolas!
…agus tír gon anam. :(
I’d be surprise if Joe keeps his seat at next election. Donegal is going from 6 seats (2 x 3 seat constuitency) to a 5 seater (with chunk of South Donegal going into new “Sligo–Leitrim” constituency.
The fact that he was given job in first place was probably to rise his profile come the election, same can be said for Heather Humphries whose seat is also probably marginal.
Who gives a f**k, really.. This is not news
Perhaps he could visit the Aran Islands. He mightn’t learn many beannachtaí but would definitely get invaluable experience of mallachtaí, given his ridiculous decision to stop the Air Aran service. As they say McHugh Níl son tóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin.
*aon*
Bye bye Joe
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