Gender Pay Gap

HICA Group are a ‘Not for Profit’ organisation providing a range of care services to older people and people with learning disabilities, including residential and nursing care, domiciliary homecare, assisted living, and extra care schemes in partnership with local authorities.

Whilst the HICA Group operates across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Lancashire regions our business is separated into two entities: Humberside Independent Care Association (HICA) and Oakbridge Retirement Village Ltd. This Gender Pay analysis represents HICA.

Our Gender Pay Gap Results

Women’s mean hourly rate is 10.7% higher than men. Here is a little background information:

· Our pay gap has increased in April 2024 due to stronger female presence in our junior and middle management roles. As typical within the care sector, with an overall ratio that is 11% male v 89% female, it seems inevitable that more females hold higher paid management roles than males.

· We’ve seen a median pay rate above 0% for the first time in April 2024. Our median rate of pay was 0.9% higher for males. This is caused by onboarding an internal facilities team that has attracted more male applicants than female stronger though our pay structure for core roles is gender neutral.

· HICA’s reward strategies do not include the payment of bonus at any level therefore our Bonus Pay Gap is 0%.

I can confirm the information and data reported is accurate as of the snapshot

date of 5 April 2024.

Terry Peel, Chief Executive Officer.