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Expert Insights: Using Binding Pay Transparency Measures to Encourage Equal Pay for Equal Work

RAND Europe experts Joanna Hofman and Michaela Bruckmayer discuss their study on binding pay transparency measures as a tool for encouraging equal pay for equal work. They consider key concepts in the debate and potential challenges in implementing the measures across the EU.

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Equal pay for equal work and the gender pay gap
The European Parliament is exploring legislation around pay-transparency measures. Such measures have a clear potential to address unjustified or discriminatory wage gaps, but certain disadvantages need to be considered in implementing them.
Mar 6, 2020
Equal Pay for Equal Work: How Binding Pay Transparency Measures May Help
More than 60 years ago, the EU introduced the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women. But a gender pay gap persists in most countries. In 2014, a European Commission Recommendation encouraged measures to aid pay transparency, but implementation has been limited.
May 12, 2020
Michaela Bruckmayer
Employment and Social Policy Research at RAND Europe
We help our clients understand how employment policies can meet the demand for sustainable economic growth and provide expert assessment of the impacts of social policies on the most vulnerable.
Sep 2, 2020