Housing association VIVID has announced that it has maintained its equal gender pay and reduced its ethnicity pay gap.

The social landlord’s median gender pay gap is now at -1%, meaning that for each £1 earnt by men, women earnt 1p more.

VIVID has also reduced its mean ethnicity pay gap to 0.5%, effectively eliminating the pay disparity between white and non-white employees. The housing provider this is as a result of its conscious efforts to encourage recruiters to shortlist as many applicants from under-represented groups as possible who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Duncan Short, VIVID’s Group Resources Director, said: “We’re proud that we’ve maintained equal gender pay and significantly reduced our ethnicity pay gap. We value and recognise the importance of a diverse workforce to deliver our business objectives. Having people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives allows us to run better as a business and offer the best possible service to our customers.”

You can read VIVD’s 2023-24 gender pay and ethnicity reports in full here.