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Gender Pay Gap Report 2024

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Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (dlr) has today published its Gender Pay Gap Report, highlighting the percentage difference between what men and women are paid on average in the organisation, irrespective of roles or levels. The 2024 report shows a Gender Pay Gap of -2.93.  This figure reflects the fact that, on average females are paid 2.93% more than males*.

Commenting following the publication of the report, Frank Curran, Chief Executive, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said:

“This is the third year of reporting on the gender pay gap and the issue of gender pay difference is an important one, not only to the workplace but to wider society. We are proud to have a gender-balanced senior management team and a diverse workforce. We are committed to fostering an inclusive organisational culture that values every employee and promotes equality of opportunity. With numerous equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives already in place, including the appointment of a full-time Equality Officer in 2024, dlr remains dedicated to addressing barriers to equality and fostering an open and inclusive workplace community”.

At Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council our people are our strength, and our employees work in a dynamic and progressive environment which promotes learning and development, digital excellence, work life balance and flexible working practices. Working in local government gives people the opportunity to play a key role in the positive development of their county and community. As an employer, dlr is committed to providing a positive and supportive environment for employees. We offer flexible and family friendly arrangements, blended working, and great career progression and education opportunities. We encourage anyone looking for a job to visit our our careers page to find out more about the work we do.

You can read the full report below.

*57% male / 43% female is the gender breakdown of all employees on 30 June 2024. Employers with more than 250 employees in Ireland are required to publish their gender pay gap data before the end of 2024 and within six months of their reference date.  For comparison purposes the Mean Gender Pay Gap in 2023 was -3.62%.

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