Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap
Hackney Council's Corporate Committee deferred its gender and ethnicity pay gap report, revealing women earn more than men but white employees earn more than Black and Global Majority colleagues.
Hackney Council's Corporate Committee deferred a report on the council's gender and ethnicity pay gap on 14 September 2026. The report for 2026 indicated a mean gender pay gap of -5.16% and a median of -1.57%, showing women earn more than men, though men are over-represented in the lowest pay quartile.
However, the report also highlighted a mean ethnicity pay gap of 12.63% and a median of 7.68% for 2026, meaning white employees at Hackney Council earn more than their Black and Global Majority colleagues. The Corporate Committee is scheduled to consider the deferred report at its next meeting on 17 November 2026.
Key facts
- Hackney Council's Corporate Committee deferred its gender and ethnicity pay gap report on 14 September 2026. Source 1 Source 2
- The report showed a mean gender pay gap of -5.16% for Hackney Council in 2026. Source
- The report showed a mean ethnicity pay gap of 12.63% for Hackney Council in 2026. Source
- The deferred report is scheduled for 17 November 2026. Source
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