Title: Shell diversity and inclusion - The gender pay gap
Duration: 3:40 minutes
Description:
This video explains the gender pay gap within Shell
Shell diversity and inclusion - The gender pay gap Transcript
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Bright and uplifting music plays
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Shell diversity and inclusion
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Animated yellow and purple waving lines appear in the corners of the screen as on screen text appears.
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The gender pay gap
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Four photographic images of women and a man in work environments appear on screen within irregular curved shapes as purple and yellow waving line animate across and around them. Text appears on screen.
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250 or more employees
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Since the 5th April 2017, UK companies with 250 or more employees have been required to publish data on their gender pay gap on an annual basis.
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Gender pay gap on an annual basis
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Two large photographic images within irregular curved shapes animate on to the screen. One image is of a female and the other is of a male. Text appears on screen.
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The gender pay gap is the difference in the average pay and bonuses of all men and all women in an organization.
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The difference in the average pay and bonuses of all men and all women
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An arrow pointing both left and right animates below the on screen text while a yellow waving line moves around the photographic images
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The photographic images, waving line, arrow and on screen text slide away
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Two large photographic images appear on screen with yellow and purple waving lines animation across and around them. One image is of a female in reflective work clothing and the other is of a male standing in front of plant equipment. Text appears on screen.
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This is different to equal pay which means paying men and women the same salary for performing equivalent work
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Equal pay means paying men and women the same salary for performing equivalent work.
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Three photographic images of men and women appear on screen with yellow and purple waving lines animation across and around them. Two of the images are of females in protective work clothing, one image is of a male and female standing in conversation at a Shell Hydrogen station. Text appears on screen.
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Shell UK has had equal pay for many years and we conduct regular gender pay equity analysis to monitor this on an ongoing basis.
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We conduct regular pay equity analysis
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A full screen photographic images of a man and two women in conversation at a laptop appears on screen with yellow waving lines animation across and around them.
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So whilst men and women are paid the same salary for equivalent levels of work, Shell UK does have a gender pay gap
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Two rectangular photographic images with yellow and purple waving lines animating across and around them appear on screen. One large portrait image of 2 males in conversation looking at a tablet is slightly overlaid by a smaller landscape image of a group of men and women sitting in a casual office environment in conversation. Text appears on screen.
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This is primarily caused by more men than women in senior positions…
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More men than women in senior postions
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A full screen photographic image of an off shore platform appears on screen. Text appears on screen.
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… and fewer women working off shore or in other specialist roles such as trading
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Fewer women working offshore or in other specialist roles such as trading..
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One large rectangular photographic image of two males in protective work clothing in front of large machinery appears on screen with yellow waving lines animating around it. Text appears on screen.
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… which attract higher levels of pay due to market conditions and competition in the market
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Higher levels of pay due to local market conditions and competition in the market.
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One large photographic image in an irregular circular shape of a female in protective work clothing in front of large machinery appears on screen with yellow and purple waving lines animating around it. Text appears on screen.
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It also reflects wider societal issues such as significantly fewer female than male graduates studying science, technology, engineering and maths, STEM subjects.
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Significantly fewer females than male graduates studying science, technology, engineering, maths subjects
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The letters S, T, E and M at the start of the words science, technology, engineering and maths turn red to highlight the acronym, STEM.
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One large rectangular photographic image of a male appears on the right of the screen with yellow and purple waving lines animating around it. Two vertical green lines appear in the middle of the screen between which two dotted horizontal lines appear, one above the other with text appearing in between. Text appears on screen.
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For Shell it is therefore easier to think of the pay gap as a talent gap…
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It is therefore easier to think of the pay gap…
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The word ‘pay’ in the on screen text changes to talent
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The vertical green lines in the centre of the screen move further apart with text appearing in between the two horizontal dotted lines. Mulitple photographic images within irregular circular shapes appear on screen either side of the vertical green lines. The images to the left of the lines are males in work environments and the images to the right of the vertical lines are of females, one on a train sitting in front of a lap top and one of a female presenting. Yellow and purple waving lines animating around the screen.
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… since it is the uneven spread of men and women across the organization which is causing the problem
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Uneven spread of men and women across the organisation
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The photographic images, on screen text and waving lines animate off screen
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Four photographic images of females in work environments withing irregular circular shapes appear on screen in a horizontal line with yellow and purple waving lines animating around them
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These are challenges that can be addressed through strong diversity and inclusion policies and practices….
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Strong diversity and inclusion policies and practices
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The four photographic images get slightly bigger and the yellow and purple lines animate to sit one above the other while animating horizontally through all the images.
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… and targeted actions aimed at attracting and developing female talent.
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Actions aimed at attracting and developing female talent
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The photographic images, on screen text and waving lines animate off screen
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One square photographic image of two females in conversation over a laptop and tablet appears on the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen horizontally and text appears on the right of the screen.
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By reviewing and modernizing our policies…
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By reviewing and modernizing our policies
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The photographic images animate off screen while the horizontal purple and yellow waving lines animate to the right on to the next screen.
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One rectangular photographic image of a female sat with an infant child on her lap appears on the left of the screen while the yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen horizontally from left to right and text appears on the right of the screen.
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..to help all our employees balance the demands of modern life…
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Balance the demands of modern life
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One large square photographic image of a female appears on the right of the screen while the yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen horizontally from left to right and text appears on the left of the screen.
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… we have made considerable progress over the last few years.
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Considerable progress over the last few years.
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As a result of the wider reach of our recruitment efforts…
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As a result of the wider reach of our recruitment efforts
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Three photographic rectangular photographic images appear on screen with yellow and purple waving lines animating between them. One image is of a female on a Shell retail forecourt, one is of a female working in a laboratory and one is of a group of males an females in protective work clothing walking towards a plant. On screen text appears
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… the number of female number of female graduates and experienced hires recruited has continued to increase.
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Female graduates and experienced hires recruited has continued to increase
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A full screen photographic image appears of a female walking down some stairs. An irregular purple circular shape appears in the top right corner of the screen with on screen text in it.
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Our Senior Women Connect and Women’s Career Development Programme…
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Senior women connect and women’s career development programme
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A full screen photographic image appears of two females and a male talking. An irregular purple circular shape appears in the top left corner of the screen with on screen text in it.
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…provide the opportunity to participate in external networking events and share and address gender-specific leadership challenges.
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External networking events and share and address gender-specific leadership challenges
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The on screen text, photographic image and purple shape swipe off screen to the left
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One large photographic image of a female speaking into a microphone to an audience of females appears to the left of the screen in an irregular circular shape. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen and a Shell logo appears in the top right of the screen. The Times Top 50 Employer for Women 2021 appears in the bottom right corner of the screen.
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In previous years, Shell in the UK has also been included in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women demonstrating our continued commitment to gender equality and inclusion.
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The Shell logo animates off from the top right of the screen and is replaced with on screen text.
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Our continued commitments to gender equality and inclusion.
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One large rectangular photographic image of a female sitting at a laptop appears to the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate vertically on screen. On screen text appears.
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Whilst we are proud of the progress made…
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Whilst we are proud of the progress made
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We are not complacent
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…we are not complacent.
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We are committed to closing our gender pay gap
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We are committed to closing our gender pay gap
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One large rectangular photographic image of two males and two females sitting on stairs in conversation appears towards the centre of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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To do so, we will continue to set ambitious goals for female representation…
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Ambitious goals for female representation
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One large rectangular photographic image of one male and two females laughing together appears on the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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… support the next generation of female talent through development sessions and mentoring programmes…
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Support the next generation of female talent
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One large rectangular photographic image of one male and two females laughing together appears on the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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… continue to champion inclusive leadership and work with organisations like Business in the Community, to drive change in workplace equality.
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Champion inclusive leadership
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A logo for Business in the Community, The Prince’s Responsible Business Network, appears in the bottom right of the screen.
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The on screen text, photographic image, logo and yellow and purple waving lines animate off screen.
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One large rectangular photographic image of one male and one female sitting in casual chairs in conversation appears on the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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Gender balance is about equal participation of women and men at all levels…
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Gender balance is about equal participation of women and men at all levels
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The on screen text, photographic image and yellow and purple waving lines animate off screen.
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One large rectangular photographic image of one male and one female in reflective work wear appears on the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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…in all locations…
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In all locations
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One large rectangular photographic image of one male and one female in laboratory wear appears on the left of the screen. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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…and across each of our businesses.
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Across each of our businesses
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Two square and two rectangular photographic images appear on screen. One image is of a male and female sat opposite eachother, shaking hands, one image is of a male and female sat in conversation over multiple lap tops, one is an image of a male and female stood shaking hands a Shell Hydrogen station and one image is of three females and one male stood in conversation around a laptop. Yellow and purple waving lines animate across the screen. On screen text appears.
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It also includes equal access to the same reward and career progression opportunities.
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Equal access to the same reward and career progression opportunities
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A purple waving line animates horizontal across the screen above a yellow waving line in a random movement until they cross over eachother and merge in to one yellow horizonal waving line.
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Finding this balance will take many years and integrated efforts across the organisation.
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Shell UK is committed to dealing with the root causes of gender inequality, ultimately to eliminate the gender pay gap.
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A yellow waving line animates to the left of the screen, a purple waving line animates to the right of the screen and the Shell Pecten appears in the centre of the screen.
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