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By 2026, all European Union countries will have to transpose the directive on pay transparency. While all countries have a legal requirement for equal pay, the gap between the wages paid to men and women remains significant. mind RH has compiled a comparative overview of measures to combat inequality, beyond what is the result of the unequal access to the highest-paying sectors and professions. While the European Commission is optimistic about the directive's impact, national experiences of pay transparency show that applying this alone it is not enough to close the gap.
The date 3 November 2023 marks the day from which women in the European Union effectively stop getting paid, in light of the gender pay gap that exists, while their male colleagues continue to be paid until the end of the year. In Iceland (which is not part of the EU), this situation led to a well-attended feminist strike at the end of October, in which even the Prime Minister took part. To combat persistent inequality, the European Parliament adopted the pay transparency directive in March...
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR