by Press Association March 23 2018, 4.29pm Updated: March 23 2018, 5.38pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Want to read more?Subscribe today from £1 a week Sainsbury’s has announced the largest gender pay gap of all high street banks who have submitted their figures to the Government. With less than two weeks to go before the deadline for companies to publish their statistics, Sainsbury’s Bank revealed a median gender pay gap of 45.3%. The company said it is because more men hold senior positions, not because there is a wage disparity between genders who do the same job. It added that 79.3% of senior managers and directors at the bank are male. Steven Davis, HR director at Sainsbury’s Bank, said: “At Sainsbury’s Bank, all colleagues are paid according to their role. “Our gender pay gap figures are determined by our structure which is unique within our sector. “We directly employ all of our colleagues working in Travel Money bureaus in our stores. “These colleagues are paid an hourly rate and the majority of them are women, many of whom choose to work part time. “Additionally, most of our senior management roles are held by men. We have set…