PPL an ‘industry forerunner’ for gender and ethnicity

The UK music licensing company PPL says latest staffing data shows it is an "industry forerunner" when it comes to diversity in the workplace.

The voluntarily released gender and ethnicity data for 2023 reveals that mean pay gaps – the average difference in pay – have decreased between April 2022 and April 2023.

The mean gender pay gap decreased to 5.4% in favour of men, from 11.7% in 2022, while the proportion of non-white staff has increased by 3% and now makes up 30% of staff.

The company said its senior team including executive directors and heads of department is 51% female.

Kate Reilly, Chief Membership and People Officer at PPL, said the company was "very proud of the work we’re doing to contribute to a fairer, more diverse industry".

She added: “Striving to become an ever more equitable and inclusive company is not only the right thing to do, but it is also good for business. PPL is stronger for better reflecting our membership and society at large.

"Over the coming years, we will further develop our diversity throughout all levels of the organisation."