French gender equality index
Complying with the Avenir law (September 5, 2018), UBS Europe SE, French Branch publishes its gender equality index. This law aims to eliminate all gender pay disparities in France.
Scoring on a total of 100 points, this index allows companies to assess compensation equality between men and women. It is calculated on the basis of 5 criteria:
Indicator | Explanation | Maximum Points | 2019/20 UBS Score | 2020/21 UBS Score | 2023 UBS Europe ESE Score | ||||||
Pay Gap | Establishing the differences between the average remuneration of men and women across comparable roles and ranks | 40 | 31 | 33 | 37 | ||||||
Pay Rise (outside promotion) rate | Monitoring the pay-rise rate of men versus women in the company | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Promotion rate | Monitoring the promotion rate between men and women in the company | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Maternity leave pay increase | Checking compliance with existing law; i.e. whether women who have been off on maternity leave receive pay increases where increases have been awarded in their absence | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
Parity in high-earners | The balance of men and women in the top ten highest earners in the organisation | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total |
| 100 | 76 | 83 | 87 |
