Friday Figures - 14 Apr

It’s crucial to compare year-on-year figures and with the deadline passing for submissions earlier this month for large companies with 250+ staff declaring their pay structures in the UK, we take an updated look at the 2022 figures of music industry companies. The analysis from Music Week takes a particular focus on the median and mean pay gap for three of the major labels in the UK and others. Frustratingly, yet unsurprisingly, there has been little or no change (or even an increase in the disparity!) and it makes for some sobering statistics. Please do read on for and some insights on what they propose to do about it, here.