The rule in plain words
Total number of executive directors by gender cannot be negative.
EBA checks it for six rows: CEO, and executive directors (excluding CEO),, each split into male, female and non-binary. That makes six checks. A failure names the one that failed.
How the Line4 Check report words itShowHide
The first of its checks, word for word as the report shows it when it fails. The others read the same, with their own column, row or sheet.
Total number of executive directors by gender: CEO, female >= 0
What to do if your filing fails it
- 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
- 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
- 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 14.00 as reported.
- 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.
The cells it reads
Executive directors age and gender (R 14.00)
Rows
- 0010CEO, male
- 0020CEO, female
- 0030CEO, non-binary
- 0040Executive directors (excluding CEO), male
- 0050Executive directors (excluding CEO), female
- 0060Executive directors (excluding CEO), non-binary
Column
- 0070Total number of executive directors by gender
A worked example
The first of its checks, with simple numbers.
CEO, female, total number of executive directors by gender must then be at least 0.
A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports -100 fails, by 100.
The numbers are illustrative.
Show the rule as writtenShowHide
EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.
{R_14.00,r0020,c0070,} >= 0The next five:
{R_14.00,r0050,c0070,} >= 0{R_14.00,r0010,c0070,} >= 0{R_14.00,r0060,c0070,} >= 0{R_14.00,r0030,c0070,} >= 0{R_14.00,r0040,c0070,} >= 0Other rules on R 14.00
- None of the 42 values it checks in executive directors age and gender can be negative (v22853_s)Warning
- Total number of executive directors per age category must equal the sum of its six parts (v22563_m)Warning
- Total number of executive directors by gender must equal the sum of its six parts (v22562_m)Warning
Every REM diversity rule, by template
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.