Gender pay gap report Easy Read

The Mencap Gender Pay Gap Report

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We want to let you know about Mencap’s Gender Pay Gap Report for 2026.

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This report looks at what women and men are paid at Mencap.

We compare what women earn and what men earn.

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Any difference between what women and men earn is called the gender pay gap.

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We found that the gender pay gap is very small.

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Women and men earn the same at the middle point of pay.

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When we look at the average pay, there is a small difference.

On average, men earn slightly more per hour than women.

The difference is 1.9%.

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Women make up most of the workforce at Mencap.

Women work in roles at all levels of pay.

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In the most senior roles, men are slightly more likely to be in the very highest paid jobs.

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Mencap is working to make sure pay is fair and transparent.

We have taken actions to support gender equality .

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We support the Women's Belonging Network.

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We launched the Learn Act Change campaign .

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We use an Inclusive Recruiting Toolkit.

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Mencap will continue to work to make sure pay is fair for everyone.

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We will

  • Make sure pay decision are fair
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  • Regularly review pay and recruitment
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  • Work with Belonging Network groups
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  • Measure how we are doing using new equality targets.
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If you have any questions about this pay gap report, you can email [email protected]