Munich. BMW AG is the first company in Germany to be
awarded top-level certification from the Fair Pay Innovation Lab
(FPI). The document reaffirms the fact that the company’s remuneration
structures are fair, with no significant difference between the
overall remuneration packages of women and men. Based in Berlin, the
FPI is a globally recognised certification organisation for fair pay.
The award of the Universal Fair Pay Check, under the patronage of the
German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil, was
announced by the FPI today, 7 March, on international Equal Pay Day.
“This is an accolade we are particularly proud of because it proves
that our remuneration structures work. For us, fair salaries are a
given and an integral part of our corporate culture, which is based on
transparency, appreciation and respect. The BMW Group believes in
performance and reward in fair working conditions and an environment
that offers career opportunities for all our talented staff,” said
Ilka Horstmeier, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, People
and Real Estate, and Labour Director.
Fair pay as part of diversity
Fair pay and salaries foster inclusion and innovativeness, and
motivate employees. What’s more, with skilled people in short supply,
they make BMW AG an attractive employer, especially for women.
At BMW AG, remuneration is based on group-wide role evaluations,
collective pay agreements and, for management-grade employees, salary
brackets, but also personal and company performance. The same level of
job, working hours, personal performance and professional experience
are subject to equal pay across all BMW AG sites. “It’s great that we
can say to our colleagues that with us, they will receive equal pay
and salaries. It means they can trust us, and it’s motivating as well.
Collective bargaining agreements by the unions make a valuable
contribution in this respect, and we are proud to be honoured with
this certification,” said Martin Kimmich, Chairman of the General
Works Council at BMW AG.
Henrike von Platen, CEO & founder of the FPI Fair Pay Innovation
Lab, emphasised: “I’m delighted to announce that BMW AG is Germany’s
first Fair Pay Leader. To me, this sends out a clear message to all
the other companies: fair pay is possible everywhere, even in the
automotive industry. This is traditionally male-dominated, and the
gender pay gap is above the German average of 18%, with women earning
22% less on average than their male colleagues. BMW AG was able to
close that pay gap for 80,000 employees.”
Annual equal pay analysis: Fair pay is not just for now
BMW AG has established remuneration processes that ensure equal pay
is not just for now but integral to a longer-term system. The annual
equal pay analysis, for example, is based on scientifically recognised
analysis methods and allows annual assessments of the remuneration of
men and women, fixed and variable elements included. It identifies the
adjusted and non-adjusted gender pay gaps. In 2022 the non-adjusted
pay gap at BMW AG was 1.3% in favour of female employees. The adjusted
gender pay gap, which takes into account structural factors such as
salary group and professional experience, amounted to just under 1% in
2022 in favour of males – equivalent to near parity.
The BMW Group continues to enhance its equal pay analyses, which will
be implemented across its sites worldwide in future. This will ensure
greater transparency around remuneration structures and allow measures
to be developed to counter the gender pay gap over the longer term.
If you have any questions, please contact:
BMW Group Corporate Communications HR
Angela Konert, HR spokesperson
Telephone: +49 89 382-50591
E-mail: Angela.Konert@bmwgroup.com
Bernd Eckstein, Head of Communications for HR, Working Environment,
Real Estate, Corporate Citizenship
Telephone: +49 89 382-59490
E-mail: Bernd.Eckstein@bmwgroup.com
Internet: www.press.bmwgroup.com/deutschland
E-mail: presse@bmw.de
Die BMW Group
Die BMW Group ist mit ihren Marken BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce und BMW
Motorrad der weltweit führende Premium-Hersteller von Automobilen und
Motorrädern und Anbieter von Premium-Finanz- und
Mobilitätsdienstleistungen. Das BMW Group Produktionsnetzwerk umfasst
über 30 Produktionsstandorte weltweit; das Unternehmen verfügt über
ein globales Vertriebsnetzwerk mit Vertretungen in über 140 Ländern.
Im Jahr 2022 erzielte die BMW Group einen weltweiten Absatz von fast
2,4 Mio. Automobilen und über 202.000 Motorrädern. Das Ergebnis vor
Steuern im Geschäftsjahr 2021 belief sich auf 16,1 Mrd. €, der Umsatz
auf 111,2 Mrd. €. Zum 31. Dezember 2021 beschäftigte das Unternehmen
weltweit 118.909 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter.
Seit jeher sind langfristiges Denken und verantwortungsvolles Handeln
die Grundlage des wirtschaftlichen Erfolges der BMW Group. Das
Unternehmen hat frühzeitig die Weichen für die Zukunft gestellt und
rückt Nachhaltigkeit und Ressourcenschonung konsequent ins Zentrum
seiner Ausrichtung, von der Lieferkette über die Produktion bis zum
Ende der Nutzungsphase aller Produkte.
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