NielsenIQ legal entities: ACNielsen Ltd and Brandbank Ltd and also GfK (being a subsidiary of NIQ), in line with U.K. government regulations relating to the gender pay gap reporting released the average hourly pay for women compared to the average pay for men. 

Our results for ACNielsen Ltd show that the median hourly rate for women is 1.1% less than the median hourly rate for men. The mean hourly rate for women is 7.9% less than the mean hourly rate for men. On bonus pay, the gap between the bonus paid to women compared to men is 25.9% for the median and 54.3% for the mean.

The calculation rules are specific and reflect payment of salary but after deductions for pension, childcare vouchers, and other voluntary benefits such as holiday purchase and the cycle to work scheme, individual choices that an employee makes can therefore impact the rate of pay reported.   

One of the factors contributing to the change in the reported figures when compared with 2022 is related to acquisitions that the company made in 2023 that had a UK presence. With any merger or acquisition, we welcome a new set of employees to the company and a consequence of this might be that it shifts our gender balance or gender pay gap in one way or the other. Looking back at 2023, the acquisitions we made and the subsequent merger of their operations, workforce, and financials is one of the factors that has contributed to the change in our GPG this time. 

We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and continually work to build an equitable, inclusive and diverse work culture where everyone is empowered to be themselves.   

We continue to improve year on year and, through the work we have been doing over the last two years, we have a better understanding of what needs to be addressed and how we will achieve that. We are confident in our ability to make even more improvement. 

We confirm the data reported is accurate and is in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, ACNielsen Ltd and Brandbank Ltd are required to carry out Gender Pay Gap Reporting. 

ACNielsen and Brandbank Ltd are legal entities in the U.K. and both employ over 250 employees. Data reported excludes brands held under separate legal entities.