Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contents

  1. Latest gender pay gap report
  2. Action plan
  3. History of gender pay gap reports and action plans
  4. About Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
What are employers required to submit?

Any employer who has a headcount of 250 or more on their ‘snapshot date’ at the end of the financial year must submit both:

  • a gender pay gap report showing their breakdown of pay by gender
  • an action plan outlining how they intend to address the gender pay gap and support employees going through menopause

For more detail, see the gender pay gap and action plan guidance (opens in a new window).

1. Latest gender pay gap report (2025 to 2026)

Women’s median hourly pay
3.2%
lower
Men
£1
Women
97p
Women in the highest paid quarter
67.0%
Women who received bonus pay
0.0%
Men
0%
Women
0%

View the full Gender pay report

2. Taking action to address pay gaps and support employees

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council said:

Knowsley Council is committed to creating a supportive, inclusive and well-informed workplace culture in which employees experiencing menopause feel understood and adequately supported. This action plan sets out the steps the organisation will take by March 2027.

Read more about what Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council says about their action plan (opens in a new window)

Action plan

What is an action plan?

Employers with 250 or more employees can submit a voluntary action plan outlining how they intend to address their gender pay gap and support employees experiencing menopause. These are due to be mandatory from April 2027.

To create their action plan, employers review a list of evidence-informed actions recommended by the government. They identify any they already routinely do (‘embedded actions’), and choose some new actions to focus on (‘planned actions’). They must choose at least 2 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).

For more detail on the process, see the gender pay gap and action plan guidance (opens in a new window).

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council has committed to embedding these actions:

  • Offer occupational health advice to employees experiencing menopause
  • Review policies and procedures to meet the needs of employees experiencing menopause
  • Use fair and structured interview techniques

Actions they have completed

  • Advertise flexible working arrangements in job adverts
  • Set up menopause support groups and networks
  • Offer workplace adjustments to employees experiencing menopause
  • Advertise leave policies in job adverts

View the full Action plan

3. History of gender pay gap reports and action plans

Reporting year Submission type Status Action
2026-27 Gender pay gap report Due 30 March 2027 No report available to view
Action plan (optional) Submitted voluntarily View action plan
2025-26 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2024-25 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2023-24 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2022-23 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2021-22 Gender pay gap report Submitted late on
31 March 2022 		View report
2020-21 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2019-20 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2018-19 Gender pay gap report Reported View report
2017-18 Gender pay gap report Reported View report

4. About Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Registered address
Computer Centre, Westmorland Road, Knowsley, L36 9GL
Nature of business (SIC code)
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security, Public sector