3. Gender Pay Gap Reporting
Gender Pay Gap Reporting 2025
The Gender Pay Gap Information Act, 2021 requires organisations with over 50 employees to report on their Gender Pay Gap. 2025 is the fourth year that organisations will have to report on their Gender Pay Gap. Organisations are asked to select a ‘snapshot’ date in the month of June. The reporting period is the 12-month period immediately preceding and including the snapshot date. For local authorities, the snapshot date is 30 June 2025. Organisations have five months to prepare their calculations, before reporting five months later during November 2025. The information must be published on the employer’s website or in some other way that is accessible to all its employees and to the public.
Who is included?
All persons employed by the employer on the snapshot date, including employees not rostered to work on that date and employees on leave. The mean and median figures must also be given separately for part-time and temporary employees.
What do we mean by the gender pay gap?
The Gender Pay Gap calculates the percentage difference between the average earnings of males and females irrespective of their role. The Gender Pay Gap is not the same as equal pay. Employment Equality legislation provides for equal pay for like work. All male and female employees in the local government sector are paid equally for work that is the same or similar or for work of equal value, therefore this report does not examine equal pay. Rates of pay within the sector are agreed through national wage agreements negotiated regularly between employers and staff representatives. Most employees are paid according to an incremental salary scale, and the salary ranges for various roles are available on the local government jobs website at www.localgovernmentjobs.ie
Mean and Median Gender Pay Gap
The Gender Pay Gap calculates the percentage difference between the average earnings of males and females irrespective of their role, using the following measures:
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CORK CITY COUNCIL GENDER PAY GAP REPORT 2025
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