Wyre Forest District Council
Action plan 2026 to 2027
Contents
1. Introduction
What is an action plan?
Employers with 250 or more employees can produce and publish a voluntary action plan alongside their gender pay gap data. Their action plan shows the steps they are taking to address their gender pay gap and support employees experiencing menopause. Subject to legislation, these will be mandatory from spring 2027.
To create their action plan, the employer reviews a list of evidence-informed actions recommended by the government. They identify any that are already an established part of their working practice (‘embedded actions’), and choose at least 2 new actions to focus on (‘planned actions’).
You can see the full list of actions (opens in a new window) and guidance for employers on creating an action plan (opens in a new window).
Wyre Forest District Council submitted the following supporting narrative with their action plan:
At Wyre Forest, we are proud to say that all employees are treated equally and that we are committed to providing equal opportunities and treatment for everybody that works here. We believe that our diverse workforce is one of our greatest strengths and a key part of our success.
We are pleased to report that we continue to have a negative gender pay gap in favour of women, but we continue to work towards a small gender pay gap within our organisation.
Just over 50% of our workforce is female so we are keen to build on the existing support in place for those experiencing menopause.
Read Wyre Forest District Council’s equality policies or strategy (opens their website in a new window)
2. Planned actions
Wyre Forest District Council has committed to working on these actions in the 2026 to 2027 reporting year:
Make job descriptions inclusive
About this action (Make job descriptions inclusive)
Read more about the action: Make job descriptions inclusive (opens in a new window)
Wyre Forest District Council said:
After reviewing our latest gender pay data, we have identified that roles within our upper middle quartile are predominantly filled by women. When analysing our recruitment data for the last 2 years, those same roles have applications that are almost 70% female compared to just over 30% male.
We therefore intend to utilise AI and ATS functionality to ensure our job adverts and role profiles do not contain language or phrases that would be considered to have gender bias in the hope that will create a more equal ratio of applicants.
Train managers to support employees experiencing menopause
About this action (Train managers to support employees experiencing menopause)
Read more about the action: Train managers to support employees experiencing menopause (opens in a new window)
Wyre Forest District Council said:
Just over 50% of our workforce are female, and 64.09% of those are over the age of 45 with the average age being 47. To build on the current support that is in place for those experiencing menopause, we will offer training to mangers so they can better understand how they can support their staff.
3. About Wyre Forest District Council
- Registered address
- Wyre Forest House, Finepoint Way, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom, DY11 7WF
- Sector
- Public administration and defence; compulsory social security, Public sector