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Gordon Food Service – British Columbia – 2024
Calendar Year Pay Transparency Report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Employer:<\/td>Gordon Food Service Canada Ltd. British Columbia<\/td><\/tr>
Address:<\/td>1700 Cliveden Avenue Delta, BC V3M 6T2 Canada<\/td><\/tr>
Time Period:<\/td>January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024<\/td><\/tr>
NAICS Code:<\/td>4131: Food merchant wholesalers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Number of Employees:<\/td>900+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gordon Food Service (GFS), a leading family-owned food distributor in North America, provides services to restaurants, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions. With over 125 years of experience, GFS has consistently delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products essential for successful food operations and customer experiences. Upholding the same business principles since 1897\u2014a passionate commitment to our clientele\u2014we have grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food distribution company in North America. This report has been prepared in accordance with the Government of British Columbia\u2019s Pay Transparency Act, which was enacted on May 11, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Gordon Food Service Workforce in BC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GFS in British Columbia operates a substantial food distribution center, employing over 1000 individuals across various roles including Administrative, Management, Professional, Sales, Technical, Trade, Transportation and Warehousing positions. GFS structures its employment into distinct job groups and endeavors to ensure comparable remuneration for all genders performing equivalent work. It is noted that women are underrepresented in job areas such as Transportation, Warehousing, Technical, and Trade. However, approximately 48% of our workforce in other job groups, excluding Transportation and Warehousing, are women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hourly Pay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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In GFS BC, women in both leadership and staff roles earn more per hour on average than their male counterparts. For every dollar earned by men in average hourly wages, women leaders earn 106 cents, and women staff earn 101 cents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In GFS BC, the median hourly wage for women is 6% higher than men for leadership roles and 9% lower for staff roles. For every dollar earned by men in median hourly wages, women leaders earn 106 cents, and women staff earn 91 cents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMean hourly pay gap” refers to the differences in pay between gender groups calculated by average pay. Hourly pay does not include bonuses and overtime.
“Median hourly pay gap” refers to the differences in pay between gender groups calculated by the mid range of pay for each group. Hourly pay does not include bonuses and overtime.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overtime Pay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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In GFS BC, women\u2019s average overtime pay is 11% higher than men. For every dollar earned by men in overtime, women earn 111 cents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In GFS BC, women\u2019s median overtime pay is 44% higher than men. For every dollar earned by men in median overtime pay, women earn 144 cents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

75% of men and 28% of women receive overtime pay, this gap is due to the type of jobs exists within GFS; 80% of our workforce are in warehouse and transportation role, women are underrepresented in these areas due to nature of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Mean overti<\/em>me pay” refers to overtime pay when averaged for each group.
“Median overtime pay” refers to the middle point of overtime pay for each group.
Most of the leadership roles are not eligible for overtime hence data is suppressed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus Pay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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In GFS BC, women in both leadership and staff roles earn more average bonus than their male counterparts. For every dollar earned by men in average bonus, women leaders earn 121 cents, and women staff earn 125 cents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In GFS BC, women in both leadership and staff roles earn more median bonus than their male counterparts. For every dollar earned by men in median bonus, women leaders earn 139 cents, and women staff earn 181 cents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

91% of of men and women in bonus eligible roles are paid bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Mean bonus pay” refers to bonus pay when averaged for each group.
“Median bonus pay” refers to the middle point of bonus pay for each group.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Percentage of Each Gender in Each Pay Quartile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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GFS BC’s business model means that over 70% of its staff are in Transportation and Warehouse roles. Currently, women fill only 2% of these positions, which is reflected in the quartile data. However, in leadership roles, women are well-represented in the upper quartiles, with 24% in the Upper Quartile and 29% in the Upper Middle Quartile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Pay quartile” refers to the percentage of each gender within four equal sized groups based on their hourly pay.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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