Gender pay gap widens at Diageo Scotland

0 Diageo cited falling numbers of women opting for shift work as a key contributor to the pay gap

Drinks giant Diageo has reported a widening gender pay gap in its Scottish operations, despite an improvement in the company overall.

Scotland’s biggest whisky distiller, whose brands include Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, revealed a median pay gap of 5.4 per cent in its second annual gender pay gap report, a reduction from 8.6 per cent in the previous year.

However, in Diageo Scotland, the company’s manufacturing arm, the median pay gap rose from 16.7 per cent in

2017 to a current level of 18 per cent.

Diageo blamed a reduction in the number of women opting for shift allowances for unsocial hours and a trend of manufacturing roles being filled by men, but stressed that it recruited more women than men into entry roles this year.

Chief human resources officer Mairéad Nayager said: “We are actively working to ensure we have a strong pipeline of female talent, across the broad variety of roles in our business.”