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1. Executive Summary

At Tide, our mission is to save small businesses time and money so they can get back to doing what they love. The below report represents Tide’s first ever UK Gender Pay Gap Report and an opportunity to benchmark our Hourly & Bonus Pay Gaps and our Gender Pay Quartiles. 

2. Tide’s Hourly & Bonus Pay Gaps

The figures below represent our global pay gap data (where a positive percentage indicates that men’s pay is higher):

Hourly Pay and Bonus Gap

  • Mean Hourly Pay Gap: 16.4%

  • Median Hourly Pay Gap: 18.9%

  • Mean Bonus Pay Gap: 9.1%

  • Median Bonus Pay Gap: 8.9%

Bonus Proportions

We have a higher proportion of men who receive a bonus compared to women:

  • Women: 47.5%

  • Men: 57.8%

Proportion in Each Pay Quartile

Our mean and median pay gap figures are mainly driven by the higher concentration of men in the Upper and Upper Middle quartiles, which are dominated by executive and high-demand technical roles. 

  • Upper Quartile: 78.8% Men | 21.2% Women

  • Upper Middle Quartile: 72.5% Men | 27.5% Women

  • Lower Middle Quartile: 53.8% Men | 46.2% Women

  • Lower Quartile: 58.0% Men | 42.0% Women

3. What We Are Doing to Close the Gap

We are addressing this imbalance by intentionally building a more diverse leadership pipeline, ensuring that Tide remains a destination for the world’s top talent irrespective of gender. By focusing on equitable recruitment and internal progression, we aim to ensure our senior representation increasingly reflects the diversity of our broader team and the members we serve.

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