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Staff diversity and inclusion information

Diversity and inclusion information on staff at The Pensions Regulator as at 31 March 2022.

Results are rounded to the nearest whole number for ease of reading and interpretation.

Age

We hold data on age for 100% of our people:

  • 84% aged 30 to 59, average age of 43 (2020 to 2021: 83% aged 30 to 59, average age was 43)

Disability

We hold data on disability for 87% of our people:

  • 5% of the workforce have a disability (2020 to 2021: 5%)
  • 82% of the workforce do not have a disability (2020 to 2021: 82%)

Ethnicity

We hold data on ethnicity for 87% of our people:

  • 10% of the workforce are from a minority ethnic background (2020 to 2021: 7%)
  • 77% are of white origin (2020 to 2021: 77%)

Gender pay gap

  • 11% median (2020 to 2021: 6.3%)
  • 9.1% mean (2020 to 2021: 6.4%)

Marriage and civil partnership

We hold data on marriage and civil partnership for 90% of our people:

  • 50% of the workforce declared as married or in a civil partnership (2020 to 2021: 50%)

New parents

  • 32 new parents took leave (2020 to 2021: 29)
  • 22 went on maternity leave (2020 to 2021: 12)
  • 7 took paternity leave (2020 to 2021: 7)
  • 3 took shared parental leave (2020 to 2021: 10)

Religion or belief

We hold data on religion and belief for 81% of our people:

  • 33% of the workforce declared a religion (2020 to 2021: 32%)
  • 48% of the workforce declared no religion (2020 to 2021: 48%)

Sex

We hold data on sex for 100% of our people:

  • 51% female (2020 to 2021: 51%)
  • 49% male (2020 to 2021: 49%)

Sexual orientation

We hold data on sexual orientation for 81% of our people:

  • 8% of the workforce declared as gay, lesbian or bisexual (2020 to 2021: 8%)

Sickness

  • 8.2 days average days lost per head due to sickness absence (2020 to 2021: 4.4 days)

Working pattern

  • 13% of the workforce work part-time (2020 to 2021: 11%)