The median gender pay gap for Center Parcs UK is 8.0% (compared to 7.1% in 2020/21). This compares with a UK median average of 14.9% (based on ONS data as at October 2022). The mean gender pay gap is 15.0% (compared to 16.1% in 2020/21). These figures represent the amount less that an average female employee earns, compared to an average male employee. We feel that these figures are reassuring, but we know we still have work to do to reduce the gap even further. However, we are proud that we have already successfully reduced our gender pay gap from 13.2% in 2017 (our first gender pay gap report) to 8.0% at present.
We are a major employer of women, with more than 6,000 female colleagues compared to around 2,400 male colleagues. 72% of our female colleagues and 37% of our male colleagues are employed on a part-time basis, a large majority of whom work within our Housekeeping division. These roles are ideally suited to working parents, with options to fit around school hours and a majority of roles only being contracted to work on Mondays and Fridays.
We are committed to ensuring there is strong female representation at all levels of the business and we will continue to monitor longer-term trends in respect of the gender pay gap at Center Parcs and take action to ensure this is reduced.
We know that there is a gender pay gap in terms of hourly pay for women.
We recognise that this is in part due to more men holding senior positions within the business and we are taking active steps to introduce pathways to help our female colleagues progress. We know we have a high number of female employees, and we want to ensure we nurture and support the talented women within the organisation.
Some of the actions we are taking this year include:
We are conscious that there are significantly more women in the lower quartiles than men. We are seeking to understand why this is and looking at actions we can take to combat this.
Upper quartile (highest paid)
Men: 44.8%
Women: 55.2%
Upper middle quartile
Men: 38.5%
Women: 61.5%
Lower middle quartile
Men: 21.6%
Women: 78.4%
Lower quartile (lowest paid)
Men: 22.5%
Women: 77.5%
The chart shows the proportion of men and women per earnings quartile for the four quartiles. There is a fairly even split across the upper quartile (the highest paid). There are more women than men in the remaining three quartiles, with the highest proportion of women being in the lower quartile (lowest paid), followed by the lower middle quartile and then the upper middle quartile.
Our median bonus pay gap is 0% and our mean bonus pay gap is -12.0%. This means that fewer men received bonus payments than women.
These figures do not represent a typical year as, due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the business did not pay Shared Success (bonus payments for employees) or Management Bonuses (bonus payments for managers) during the reporting period. Bonus payments also incorporate commission from sales in Aqua Sana Spa - we have more female employees in the spa than male, which has influenced the bonus pay gap. We anticipate the bonus pay gap returning to normal levels next year.
Men: 8.5%
Women: 11.5%
The chart shows the proportion of men and women receiving bonus payments. More women than men received bonus payments in FY22.
Men: 2,432
Women: 6,018
Men: 1,521
Women: 1,668
Men: 911
Women: 4,350
Men: 6
Women: 0
Men: 16
Women: 8
Men: 226
Women: 170
Men: 2,184
Women: 5,840
Center Parcs group has three separate legal entities which employ more than 250 employees. The numbers relating to these are as follows:
Mean: 17.1%
Median: 8.8%
Mean: 20.1%
Median: 0.0%
Men: 6.4%
Women: 10.7%
Upper quartile (highest paid)
Men: 43.7%
Women: 56.3%
Upper middle quartile
Men: 34.9%
Women: 65.1%
Lower middle quartile
Men: 19.7%
Women: 80.3%
Lower quartile (lowest paid)
Men: 21.1%
Women: 78.9%
Mean: 9.5%
Median: 7.5%
Mean: -9.0%
Median: 0.0%
Men: 14.2%
Women: 14.4%
Upper quartile (highest paid)
Men: 52.9%
Women: 47.1%
Upper middle quartile
Men: 48.6%
Women: 51.4%
Lower middle quartile
Men: 28.4%
Women: 71.6%
Lower quartile (lowest paid)
Men: 27.6%
Women: 72.4%
Mean: 9.1%
Median: 8.1%
Mean: 18.1%
Median: 50.0%
Men: 9.1%
Women: 12.1%
Upper quartile (highest paid)
Men: 44.9%
Women: 55.1%
Upper middle quartile
Men: 39.9%
Women: 60.1%
Lower middle quartile
Men: 21.6%
Women: 78.4%
Lower quartile (lowest paid)
Men: 22.8%
Women: 77.2%