The law proposed by the government, which was approved by the country’s national assembly and published in its official journal in August, covers three key aspects: raising awareness of the issue both within companies and among the general public, requiring bosses to introduce a transparent policy on the matter, and bolstering the role of the country’s labour inspectorate and the commission for workplace equality.
From 2019, the ministry for employment may publish statistics on the pay gaps that exist, on a sector-by-sector and company-by-company basis. In the case of individual firms, Portuguese authorities may take figures on social activity that companies are obliged, under the country’s labour code, to publish on a yearly basis. Meanwhile employers will have to adopt a transparent remuneration policy, based on an objective evaluation, identical for male and female staff, of what an individual...
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