Closing the gender pay gap has long been on the agenda of the European and national legislators. Despite the right of equal pay between women and men for equal work or work of equal value having been enshrined in Article 157 of the Treaty on the Function of the European Union and in Directive 2006/54/EC and despite legislative action from legislators throughout the EU Member States, recent studies show that a gender pay gap of approximately 13% on average still exists in the EU.
The lack of transparency was found to be one of the main obstacles to close the gender pay gap. The European legislator therefore decided to adopt new rules to strengthen the application of the principal of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women, through increased pay transparency and enhanced enforcement mechanisms.
On 24 April 2023, Read more
