1. The difference between Equal Pay and Gender Pay

2. Welcome to Example Company!
Example Co is a very small company made up of five men and five women

3. There are just two Managers in this company

4. There are eight Team Members in this company

5. The hourly rate gender pay gap is 0%
Each role has a fixed rate of pay: £60,000 for Managers and £30,000 for Team Members
The hourly rate gender pay gap is 0%
The average pay of the men is the same as the average pay of the women

6. The hourly rate gender pay gap is 2.8%
Two of the women exchange part of their pay for childcare vouchers: £243 per month
Their pay is the same, but the part they exchange cannot be counted for gender pay calculations
The hourly rate gender pay gap is 2.8%
The average pay of the men is higher than the average pay of the women

7. The hourly rate gender pay gap is now 15.2%
Example Co decide that they need another Manager
One of the male Team Members is promoted to Manager
The hourly rate gender pay gap is now 15.2%

8. All the Managers are paid the same
All employees still enjoy equal pay
There is no difference in the pay of men and women who carry out work of equal value
All the Managers are paid the same

9. All employees still enjoy equal pay
There is no difference in the pay of men and women who carry out work of equal value
All the Team Members are paid the same
But a gender pay gap still exists

10. The average pay of the men is higher than the average pay of the women
The gap exists because there are more men than women in a role which is more highly paid
The average pay of the men is higher than the average pay of the women

11. The reasons for the pay gap at RWE are the same
We have more men than women in higher paying roles
We are taking positive action to encourage diversity
And we are confident that over time this will have a positive impact