The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage of males and females across the workforce. It compares the pay of all working male and female employees, not just those in similar jobs, similar working patterns, or with similar competencies, qualifications, or experience.
Coffey is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion, and we are actively working to improve gender balance within our organisation. Unfortunately, the construction sector experiences fewer females graduating with civil engineering or construction-related qualifications compared to their male counterparts. As a result, the pool of graduates is not gender-balanced additionally females are also underrepresented in Apprenticeship Programmes across the industry. Industry benchmarks show female representation in construction industry at 8-12% in technical\site roles (Source: CSO), with median pay gaps of 30.4% across Construction Industry. With a female workforce of 17%; Coffey is slightly behind industry comparators with 7% in technical\site roles, however notably Coffey reflects typically narrower pay gaps than sector norms with pay gaps ranging from 5%- 25%.
