Stay Upright’s reported gender pay gap reflects our organisational structure rather than discriminatory pay practices.
Our workforce of approximately 190 employees is predominantly male motorcycle instructors working across our training centres in Queensland, NSW, ACT, Victoria, and Tasmania. Our smaller management and head office team includes a higher proportion of women in senior professional roles including Managing Director, General Manager, HR Manager, Assistant Operations Managers and Customer Experience Manager.
We conduct regular salary benchmarking to ensure all employees are remunerated according to their role, qualifications, and experience – not their gender. As a result, women are well-represented in higher-paid management positions relative to their overall numbers in our workforce.
Our Gender Equality Focus
Our genuine challenge, which we take seriously, is the underrepresentation of women in motorcycle instruction – a barrier we share with the broader industry. Women currently represent a small minority of our workforce, primarily because licensed female motorcycle instructors remain scarce in Australia.
We are committed to:
- Increasing female representation in motorcycle instruction through targeted recruitment
- Maintaining pay equity through regular benchmarking and role-based remuneration
- Creating inclusive, respectful work environments across all our training centres
- Ensuring career progression opportunities are accessible to all employees
- Achieving a gender-balanced governing body (minimum 40% women, 40% men)
Stay Upright is proud to be a workplace where women can progress to senior leadership. We remain focused on breaking down the barriers that prevent more women from entering and thriving in motorcycle instruction careers.
For more information about our gender equality initiatives, contact our HR Manager.
