Its median gender pay gap has continued to reduce, from 16.6% to 12.6% - which is lower than the UK national average of 14.9%. Compass has set a target to be representative of society at all levels of the organisation, from a gender, ethnicity and socio-economic perspective by 2030.
Compass employs around 45,000 people across the UK and last year it launched ‘Our Social Promise’ to support one million people from less advantaged and under-represented backgrounds.
The report found that 29% of Compass graduates come from minority backgrounds and 20% of apprentices come from ethnic minority backgrounds. It also found that the representation of women at management level has increased by 7% since 2019.
Robin Mills, managing director of Compass Group UK & Ireland said: “Publishing our first ethnicity pay gap report is a positive first step. Transparency and accountability are essential as we seek to increase our representation among our senior management in relation to ethnicity and gender.
“We are really encouraged by the insights from our first set of ethnicity pay gap data and look forward to measuring our progress going forward. We are also pleased to see the progress we have made in relation to our gender pay and female representation in our senior management teams.
“We are very clear on the actions we need to take to keep increasing representation in relation to ethnicity, gender and socio-economic backgrounds at all levels of our business. We are passionate about providing opportunities for everybody and the food and services industry is ideally placed for people to have fulfilling careers, whatever their background. This report provides a good foundation for us to continue to build upon.”