RBH release gender pay gap and ethnicity pay gap figures

RBH Chief Executive Gareth Swarbrick

Local mutual housing society Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has published its latest gender pay gap figures and, for the first time, its ethnicity pay gap figures as well.

For every £1 that white employees earn, on average Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees earn £1.04. Additionally, for every £1 earned by male employees, on average female employees earn £1.065.

Gareth Swarbrick, RBH Chief Executive, said: “I am very proud that our gender pay gap and ethnicity pay gap figures show that we've taken great strides towards making sure that all roles at RBH are open to talented candidates regardless of their gender or ethnicity.

“The Chair of our Board, the Chair of our elected Representative Body, and 75% of both our Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team are female. I’m confident that there is no glass ceiling at RBH. We are also continuing to take steps to break down gender barriers across teams that have been traditionally occupied by a single gender - from encouraging more women to join our Repairs Team to recruiting men into our Independent Living Service.

“BAME colleagues work at all levels within the organisation - including representing a quarter of both our Executive Leadership Team and over 20% of our Senior Leadership Team. I know that there is still more to do to make sure that RBH is a truly inclusive organisation. Just under 10% of our employees identify as BAME, which is a lower percentage than the demographic profile of Rochdale Borough as a whole.

“Along with 13 other housing providers in Greater Manchester, we've been part of a reciprocal mentoring programme helping us to support talented colleagues to reach their leadership potential - regardless of their ethnicity. This programme developed with Manchester Metropolitan University Business School has highlighted further steps to be taken.”