Gender Pay Gap Report 2023 for Jacobs Group Australia
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Our Gender Pay Gap Employment Statement 2023 - Jacobs Group Australia
In Australia, publishing employer gender pay gaps recently became a legal requirement under the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Act 2023 for private sector employers and Commonwealth public sector organizations with 100 or more employees. These legislative reforms are geared toward helping accelerate employer action to close the gender pay gap in Australia.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), an Australian Government statutory agency created by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, will publish the first set of private sector employer gender pay gaps on 27 February 2024. This will cover 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 reporting.
In Australia, Jacobs has two legal entities, Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd ("Jacobs Group Australia") and Jacobs Australia Pty Ltd. Under the current legislation, we have a legal obligation to report our median gender pay gaps for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 within both our businesses. As these entities operate separately and serve different markets, we are reporting the gender pay gap data, drivers and actions separately. This article relates solely to information for Jacobs Group Australia.
Foreword by Eva Wood, vice president and general manager Australia and New Zealand, People & Places Solutions.
At Jacobs, we understand that “inclusion” is a verb, not a noun. It means being transparent and acting on our statements, commitments and initiatives to drive meaningful, measurable change in our company, industry and the communities we serve.
As a company, our commitment to living inclusion begins at the top. We do this by creating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive — a culture we call TogetherBeyond℠.
Our TogetherBeyond approach supports a workplace where we are curious, embrace different perspectives and harness new ideas to bring the innovative and the extraordinary solutions clients demand from us. We know that if our people feel connected and that they belong, there is no limit to who they can be and what we can achieve together.
We’re proud of the progress we’ve made in our Australia and New Zealand business to promote and enhance gender equality and inclusion through our operationalization of TogetherBeyond. As a member of the Champions of Change Coalition we have been working over many years to advance gender equality across every level of leadership and address the national disparity in economic outcomes for women.
Jacobs welcomes and supports the Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA's) forthcoming publication of gender pay gap data to inform more effective strategies and actions to advance gender equality in the workplace and society. We believe that being transparent about employer gender pay gaps is critical to driving greater accountability and progressing the rate of change that is needed to reduce gender pay gaps and increase gender equality and inclusion across our industry and nation.
With this in mind, I am pleased to present our Gender pay gap employer statement 2023. This statement shows our steady, incremental progress to reduce our median total gender pay gap and median base salary gender pay gap to 19.3% and 19.4%, respectively.
We acknowledge that we still have work to do. This report provides commentary about our results and workforce distribution to provide context and perspective. It also details our gender inclusion journey and highlights the initiatives and actions we're taking to increase female participation, reduce our gender pay gap and ensure a more equitable workplace for everyone.
With this focus and the foundation of our TogetherBeyond culture driving our evolution as a company, I’m excited about our future as we continue to propel a new generation of diverse visionary thinkers through the ranks of our company.
Download the Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement for Jacobs Group Australia:
- 2023 (PDF, 4.7 MB)