As a top ten University, we rely on the hard work, dedication and innovation of colleagues across our entire community. Developing a truly inclusive environment in which we can all succeed underpins everything that we do at Loughborough. Ensuring that there is equality of opportunity is fundamental to our success. Changing our disability pay gap is a long-term strategy that is influenced by the speed, or not, of societal change. We are committed to influencing change within our Loughborough community.
The Disability Pay Gap
What the disability pay gap is
The Disability pay gap looks at the average pay for a person with a known disability compared to a person with no known disability.
The gap itself is the percentage difference (mean and median) between average hourly earnings for a person with a known disability and a person with no known disability.
There is currently no mandatory reporting duty in respect of the disability pay gap; however, in the interests of openness and transparency, Loughborough University has chosen to monitor and report its disability pay gap as a voluntary initiative.
What the disability pay gap is not
The disability pay gap is not an indication of how much more employees with no known disability are earning than employees with a known disability who are doing the same work. This concept is called equal pay.
Our disability pay gap data as of 31st March 2024
95.2% of our employees have no known disability and 4.8% have a known disability.
Our disability pay data
Mean disability pay gap
The mean disability pay gap is –1.72% meaning that employees with a known disability have higher mean average hourly pay than employees without a known disability.
Median disability pay gap
The median disability pay gap is –2.98% meaning that employees with a known disability have higher median average hourly pay than employees with a known disability.
Bonus pay
Mean bonus pay
The mean disability bonus pay gap is –8.75% meaning that employees with a known disability have a higher average bonus pay than employees with no known disability.
Median bonus pay
Median disability bonus pay for employees with a known disability is equal to that of employees with no known disability.
The proportion of staff receiving a bonus
The proportion of employees with a known disability receiving a bonus is 17%, a reduction from 22% in 2023. The proportion of employees with no known disability receiving a bonus remains at 15%.
Addressing the Disability Pay Gap
Although Loughborough University has not identified a disability pay gap, the University remains committed to proactively identifying and addressing practices and procedures to improve the recruitment, experience and retention of employees with disabilities, whether visible or hidden, known or not known.