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UK Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2021

Positioning D&I at the heart of our new world

The pandemic has brought about many changes. Most of us have a new perspective on what matters and what is important. We have entered a new world, and this new world is different.

As a future facing firm, we aim to learn from the past and be open to change. The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of wellbeing and nurturing a supportive and inclusive environment. Alongside a host of new wellbeing measures, mentoring and training, we now operate a fully hybrid working model - representing a significant opportunity for our people to realise a stronger work/life balance.

We are passionate about our people and put equality at the centre of our business. Our robust and sustainable strategy, underpinned by our many policies and procedures, provides a framework to deliver on our commitment to our people. Reporting plays an important part in this, ensuring we stay on course to achieve our objectives and are held accountable for our progress.

With 45% women on our UK board, 33% female partners and a strong pipeline of women rising through the ranks, we are proud advocates for female leadership. We continue to introduce new measures and policies, including flexible working and mentoring, that open up opportunities for all our women to thrive and reach their full potential.

One of our key priorities is to increase the representation of ethnic minority colleagues at all levels in the firm. Over the course of the year, we have implemented a number of important measures to support the firm in meeting our commitment, including setting a target of attracting 35% ethnically diverse applications from CMS Academy applicants (the CMS Academy being the main route to training contract at the firm) by 2023, and introducing a reverse mentoring programme, with a goal to better understand and discuss ethnicity issues in the workplace.

We are committed to improvement and have some way to go to achieving our goals – but we trust, in time, these measures alongside other targeted improvements will produce positive changes to the diversity of the firm.

We are committed to creating sustainable and rewarding futures for our people and are confident that we pay our people fairly for equivalent roles, regardless of gender or ethnicity.

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You can download a PDF which provides details about our UK Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2021 by clicking the image on the left.