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WACOAL EMEA LTD

Company number 00171167 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 22.5% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 20% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 53 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 126 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 554 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,894 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 835 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 599 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 579 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 487 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 389 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 357 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 489 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,656 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

0 +20% +40% +60% +80% +100% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 35.6% 2018/19: 37.1% 2019/20: 35.4% 2020/21: 40.3% 2021/22: 33.8% 2022/23: 32.6% 2023/24: 32.4% 2024/25: 33% 2025/26: 22.5% Median gap 2017/18: 41.3% 2018/19: 39.1% 2019/20: 39.7% 2020/21: 36.8% 2021/22: 38.2% 2022/23: 32.4% 2023/24: 36.1% 2024/25: 33.8% 2025/26: 29.4% Mean gap 2017/18: 68.1% 2018/19: 86.8% 2019/20: 0% 2020/21: 0% 2021/22: 90.1% 2022/23: 0% 2023/24: 19.3% 2024/25: 54% 2025/26: 39.6% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 35.6% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 22.5% 29.4% 39.6% 67.5% 81.5%
2024/25 33% 33.8% 54% 64% 84%
2023/24 32.4% 36.1% 19.3% 61.6% 95.9%
2022/23 32.6% 32.4% 0% 62.2% 94.7%
2021/22 33.8% 38.2% 90.1% 65.4% 91.4%
2020/21 40.3% 36.8% 0% 58.3% 82.9%
2019/20 35.4% 39.7% 0% 67.4% 81.1%
2018/19 37.1% 39.1% 86.8% 65.6% 81.3%
2017/18 35.6% 41.3% 68.1% 67.7% 86%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.