With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive on wage transparency. Twenty-five organisations, including the seven major trade unions, have launched an ‘alliance’ to bring the issue to the forefront. Dorottya Kickinger, Federal Secretary for Women's Issues at the Austrian Trade Union Confederation (ÖGB), answered questions from mind HR on the subject.
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With only a few months remaining before the deadline to transpose the EU pay transparency directive — a reform set to significantly impact employers — mind RH is publishing a series of country overviews examining how its implementation will affect key European markets and how businesses are preparing.
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Thomas Schnee
Correspondent in Germany
As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.