Men have a better chance at getting a bonus than women, study finds

Men (44%) are more likely to receive a bonus than women (29%), according to new findings.

Compounding this inequality further, women are more reliant on their bonus than men (37% compared to 27%).

Three quarters of male employees who receive an annual bonus expect to retain that additional remuneration this year. Only two thirds of their female colleagues feel the same.

Speaking to HR Grapevine, John Ingham, a Careers and Workplace Expert at Glassdoor, suggests what can be done to rectify the situation: “I would suggest there are a number of issues behind the findings, but the main one is that there are likely to be some real and problematic differences between the way bonuses are applied for men and women.