Accommodation and food ยท 20,000 or more staff

Whitbread Group PLC

Company number 00029423 ยท Last year's median gap 5.0%

Whitbread Group PLC, an employer in accommodation and food with 20,000 or more staff, reported a median hourly gender pay gap of 4.6% for 2025-26, above the sector median of 0.1% (UK Gender Pay Gap Service).

Key figures

4.6%median hourly pay gap (sector median 0.1%)
51.2%of the top pay quartile are women
10.6%median bonus gap
MeasureThis employerSector medianAll employers
Median hourly pay gap
how much less women earn per hour than men, at the median
4.6%0.1%8.0%
Mean hourly pay gap9.2%3.4%10.6%
Median bonus gap10.6%0.2%13.9%
Women paid a bonus6.7%12.4%22.0%
Men paid a bonus10.1%13.0%23.0%
Women in the top pay quartile51.2%45.0%40.6%
Women in the lowest pay quartile73.1%51.5%56.3%
Women in the workforce (from quartiles)61.8%48.8%48.8%

A positive gap means men are paid more; a negative gap means women are. Sector: Accommodation and food (552 employers).

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Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service, 2025-26 reports (open data, Open Government Licence v3.0). Every employer with 250 or more staff reports its gender pay gap each year. Compiled by The Hardest Market.