Diversity equality and inclusion has always been an important part of our culture.
At Metro Bank, we want every colleague to feel that they belong, are included, accepted, and valued. Our commitment to being a leader in diversity and inclusion helps us to bring out the best in our colleagues, attract new talent and thrive as a business.
We believe it’s important that Metro Bank represents the communities we serve; this is the foundation of our community banking model.
Ensuring our inclusive culture is embedded within our values has meant that the Metro Bank workforce is representative of the ethnic minority mix of the UK workforce, and that almost half of our colleagues are female. This is industry leading within financial services, and something we are very proud of.
As signatories to the Women in Finance charter since 2018, we continue exceeding the Hampton-Alexander Review target of 33%. We are also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. The Charter sets out seven actions to improve the representation of all colleagues at all levels, and one of these actions is to take steps towards capturing ethnicity data.
We are confident that whilst there is work to do, our commitment to diversity and inclusion will ensure we continue to reflect the communities we serve and be the number one community bank through our truly inclusive culture.
As at 31 December 2024
The charts below show the gender distribution and pay gap at Metro Bank across the four pay quartiles:
As at 5 April 2024
There has been an improvement in our pay gap in 2024, which was already favourably positioned in comparison to our peers across financial services. There are several factors that influence our figures, and it is difficult to pinpoint what specifically affects change year-on-year. We are closely monitoring the impact of the recent transformation programmes on the makeup of our teams from both a gender and ethnicity perspective and will continue to do so as we finalise working towards
our desired operating model.
A significant factor impacting all figures is the disproportionate number of women in higher level, and therefore higher paid roles at Metro Bank. Whilst there has been some improvement between 2023 and 2024, there is still a substantial gap.
In terms of the bonus gaps; they continue to change quite significantly year-on-year. Some of the shift will be driven by lower bonuses paid in March 2024 with respect to the 2023 performance year compared to the previous year, and members of the Executive Committee not receiving any bonuses. Female colleagues are also more likely to work part-time in comparison to male colleagues, a trend which has remained broadly static for several years.
In addition, demographic related factors (e.g. hiring patterns such as the balance between females versus males), the timing of individual pay increases and overtime levels will have an impact.
We have a range of initiatives focused on encouraging and supporting talented women into leadership and specialist roles, and to ensure Diversity, Inclusion and Equity remain a fundamental part of our colleague experience. These include:
Importantly, we have also examined the salaries for all jobs across the bank and this
has confirmed that we pay our colleagues doing the same role equitably, regardless
of gender.
I can confirm the data reported is accurate.
Chief People Officer
11 March 2025
With two stores based in Cardiff, we’re dedicated to supporting our Welsh customers and celebrate the local language and culture. So much so, our commitment has earned us official recognition from the Welsh Language Commissioner, Aled Roberts.
We want Welsh speaking customers to walk into our stores and feel comfortable using their own language, and we’re proud of the way our colleagues use it in conversation, during local events, and at our drive-thru banking experience.
Here’s more detail on the ways our Welsh language services continue to assist our customers and colleagues with their everyday banking needs.
Dyma ein Cynnig Cymraeg sy’n disgrifio’r gwasanaethau Cymraeg sydd ar gael i’n cwsmeriaid. Yn ogystal â chynnig datblygiad i’n cydweithwyr.
Mae’r Gymraeg yn bwysig i’r gwasanaethau yr ydym yn eu darparu gan fod llawer o’n cwsmeriaid yn siarad Cymraeg. Y mae hefyd yn bwysig i gefnogi’r iaith Gymraeg yng Nghymru ble bynnag y gallwn yn y gymuned.
Dyma yw ein Cynnig Cymraeg:
This is our Welsh Offer which describes the Welsh language services that are available to our customers. As well as to offer development for our colleagues.
The Welsh language is important to the services we provide as we have many Welsh speaking customers. It is also important to support the Welsh language in Wales wherever we can in the community.