Gender Pay Gap Results
Gender Pay Gap Results
The following charts detail our gender pay gap for UK (excluding Northern Ireland) workforce as of 5th April 2017 (pay) and in the 12 months up to 5th April (bonus).

On average women are paid 28% less than men in our UK (excluding N.l.) workforce. We are confident that women and men are largely paid the same for comparable roles and that the fact that more men hold more senior posts accounts for the overall difference in average earnings evident in this disclosure.
Note that the value of any car allowance paid has been included in the hourly rate gaps calculation; however the value of any company cars has been excluded, per the legislative reporting guidelines. As a result, those who elect to have a company car do not have their benefit represented in their hourly rate calculation, creating disparity with car allowance recipients. Proportionally, more women than men elect to have a company car over a cash allowance, so average numbers for women are more adversely influenced compared to the average for men.

Looking specifically at the bonus gap difference between men and women, the difference is relatively high at 50%. This is mostly driven by the structural dimensions of our workforce as noted above; more men are in senior positions and senior positions attract higher performance bonuses.

I confirm the data reported is accurate.
Boston Scientific Limited
/s/ Mark R. Slicer
Mark R. Slicer
Director