Food Standards Agency Gender Pay Gap Report 2020
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) report is based on a snapshot of all staff as at 31 March 2020 and reports on what we are doing to close the gender pay gap.
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a non-ministerial government department established under the Food Standards Act 1999 and operational since April 2000. The FSA’s role is defined in law. The Food Standards Act states that: “The main objective of the Agency in carrying out its functions is to protect public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food (including risks caused by the way in which it is produced or supplied) and otherwise to protect the interests of consumers in relation to food.”
Our headquarters are in London however the FSA have offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff and York. We also have significant numbers of employees working through England, Wales and Northern Ireland based in abattoirs or as field staff and homeworkers.
The FSA supports the fair treatment and reward of all staff irrespective of gender and is committed to creating a culture that is transparent, diverse, and inclusive through the delivery of the objectives set out in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy published in 2018: attract and retain a diverse workforce; champion inclusivity across our leadership and management community; develop and support staff networks in strengthening our diverse and inclusive culture.
This is the FSA’s fourth Gender Pay Gap report. It is based on a snapshot of all FSA staff as at 31 March 2020 and fulfils our reporting requirements, analyses the figures in more detail and sets out what we are doing to close the gender pay gap in the organisation.