Women in EU 'losing billions' over delays in implementing pay transparency laws

The EU Pay Transparency Directive aims to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the European Union

Women across the EU are losing billions of euro every year because of delays in implementing new pay transparency laws, according to research from the European Trade Union Institute.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive aims to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the European Union.

Under the rules, employers will be required to share information on salaries and take action if their gender pay gap exceeds 5%.

The directive was supposed to be adopted by governments by 7 June but Ireland, along with most other EU member states, missed the deadline.

According to a study by the European Trade Union Institute, the average female worker will be €672 a year poorer compared to if there was a 10% reduction in the gender pay gap as a result of pay transparency.

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