Gender pay gap increases at nuclear site
Latest figures showed the average (medium) pay gap at Sellafield rose from 13.65% in 2023 to 19.62% in 2024.
Sellafield Ltd said it was "disappointed" at the figures and said it was "due to the combination of long-term gender distribution across grades and the impact of complex payment practices".
The Cumbria-based company, which is funded by the government, also said it had already taken "significant steps to improve representation" since data for the Gender Pay Gap Report was collected.
The report was released last week as part of legal obligations for organisations with 250 or more employees.
Both the mean and median pay gaps at Sellafield Ltd increased in 2024.
A median gender pay gap illustrates the difference between how much the middle-ranking man and middle-ranking woman earn.
In 2021 the medium gap was 11.22%, and 2022 it was 11.32%.
The company said it had recruited women into key executive roles to address the gap.
It also said it had "introduced greater pay alignment" between employees who had previously been engaged on different terms and conditions of employment in October 2024.
The pay gap is different to unequal pay - paying women less for the same work - which is illegal.
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