As Brazil’s government promised on 08 March, legislation was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies, the members of which approved on 04 May, requiring companies at least 20 employees to publish their gender-based pay information under a certain number circumstances. If the law is finally adopted, penalty fines for non-compliant companies will be increased for cases of wage discrimination based on gender, ethnic origin, or age.
On 04 May, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill proposed by the federal government that strengthens Labour Code rules guaranteeing gender pay parity for those holding equivalent positions in private sector companies. Announced on 08 March, marking International Women’s Day (IWD), the text was presented by the Minister of Women, Aparecida Gonçalves, together with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Luiz Marinho.
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