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🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Rough Road to Transparency and Equal Pay

The article discusses the preparations of Polish businesses for the EU directive on pay transparency and equality, highlighting major challenges ahead of its implementation.

Mar 23 • 04:08 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The pay gap is not just numbers. What mechanisms sustain it?

The article discusses the various mechanisms that support the pay gap beyond simple numerical values.

Mar 20 • 04:20 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Ministry of Foreign Affairs sentenced for discrimination against a woman – compensations swelling to over 150,000 euros

Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been ordered to pay over 150,000 euros due to discrimination against a female official.

Mar 13 • 05:10 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Sokol: There is no genuinely unified market while Croats pay more for the same products

Croatian MEP Tomislav Sokol highlighted the market inequalities faced by Croatia during a plenary session in Strasbourg, pointing to higher prices and barriers that should not exist within the EU.

Mar 10 • 21:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Bank condemned for paying female manager 22% less than male colleague

A regional labor court in Brazil found a bank guilty of gender-based salary discrimination, ordering it to compensate a female manager who earned 22% less than her male counterpart.

Mar 10 • 18:52 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Women’s Strike: Picnic Against Patriarchy

Various organizations in Germany are calling on women to participate in a strike on March 9 to highlight structural disadvantages and demand equal rights and fair pay.

Mar 9 • 08:33 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Proportion of Female Workers in Large Corporations is Only 25%... Their Pay is 71% of Males'

The proportion of female workers in South Korea's major corporations stands at 25%, and their average salary is reported to be 71% of their male counterparts.

Mar 8 • 05:07 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Pay gaps, bullying, violence: Challenges for women's rights in the EU

The article discusses ongoing challenges to women's rights in the EU, including pay gaps, bullying, and violence, especially highlighted during International Women's Day.

Mar 6 • 13:58 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Female Workers on Partial Strike Ahead of International Women's Day: 'Achieve Real Gender Equality'

Ahead of International Women's Day, female workers in South Korea have raised their voices for gender pay equity through partial strikes in Seoul.

Mar 6 • 07:13 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

CSR HELLAS: "Equal pay for equal work - Pay transparency"

A discussion on eliminating the pay gap and implementing the European Directive on Pay Transparency took place at an event organized by CSR HELLAS in Athens.

Mar 5 • 12:19 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Survey: Men and Women Differ Significantly in Assessing Equality in Pay

A recent survey in Latvia shows a stark gender divide in perceptions of pay equality, with a significant majority of men believing in equality compared to a much smaller proportion of women.

Mar 4 • 07:10 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Pay Transparency is Becoming More Common

A recent amendment to the labor code in Poland mandates gender-neutral job listings and pay transparency, marking a significant shift in workplace equality.

Mar 3 • 11:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Men almost twice as likely as women to earn high salaries in ‘reality check’ on Australia’s gender pay gap

A report by Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency reveals that men are significantly more likely than women to earn high salaries, highlighting persistent gender pay disparities.

Mar 2 • 14:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Australia's gender pay gap has narrowed. See where your employer stands

Australia has made progress in narrowing its gender pay gap, though women still earn significantly less than men on average.

Mar 2 • 13:02 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

239 Parents Who Failed to Pay Child Support...281 Sanctions Including Travel Ban and Disclosure of Names

239 parents who have failed to pay child support will face sanctions including travel bans and the suspension of driving licenses.

Feb 26 • 03:16 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Balance is not a benefit, but a standard of the future

Organizations recognized for their consistent implementation of equality policies and monitoring of wage gaps amid new EU salary transparency directive.

Feb 25 • 23:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Women’s Strike Rally on March 6 Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8

Ahead of International Women’s Day, various women's and labor organizations are planning a strike to demand gender equality in wages and address issues such as gender-based violence.

Feb 20 • 05:47 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

UK’s gender pay gap forecast to persist for another 30 years

A report by the Trades Union Congress reveals that the gender pay gap in the UK is projected to persist for another 30 years, with women effectively working for free for a portion of the year due to significant disparities in earnings compared to men.

Feb 15 • 11:42 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free'

A new report from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) reveals that the gender pay gap in the UK will not close until 2056, with women effectively working 47 days per year for free compared to their male counterparts.

Feb 15 • 09:42 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Here’s Why Women Are Paid Less Than Men

The article discusses the gender pay gap and argues that when motherhood and its associated stereotypes are removed from the equation, the wage disparity between men and women disappears.

Feb 12 • 11:03 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Revealing the secret on colleagues' salaries

A new legislative decree aims to enhance pay transparency and gender wage equality in Italy, providing employees the right to know their colleagues' salaries.

Feb 5 • 04:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Trade Unions Skeptical of Salary Reform

Trade unions express skepticism towards a bill on pay equality in Poland, highlighting concerns about labor market challenges and the proposed limitations on union roles.

Feb 3 • 03:33 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Life & Tech

Marandola (Aidp): “Gender equality in salaries is an opportunity for Italy”

Matilde Marandola, president of Aidp, emphasizes the EU directive on wage transparency as a cultural and legislative opportunity for Italy to address the gender pay gap.

Feb 3 • 00:00 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Gold-plated abolition of equal pay certification

Ólafur Stephensen, director of the Employers' Association, is critical of the proposed repeal of equal pay certification, calling it a 'gold-plated' abolition, suggesting that it goes further than the reforms advocated by the efficiency group.

Jan 24 • 15:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Temporary workers with better protection? Employers' costs under expert scrutiny

Experts assess the impact of a proposed law aimed at enhancing the protection of temporary workers, which seeks to reduce pay discrimination and equalize access to benefits.

Dec 30 • 14:01 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Sports

The incomprehensible stone throw by Sabalenka against the roof of wage equality between men and women in sports

The article discusses Aryna Sabalenka's controversial participation in 'The Battle of the Sexes,' criticizing her lack of awareness regarding its implications on gender pay equality in sports.

Dec 29 • 19:59 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Sports

Four Hills Tournament for Women: "The biggest gap we still have is the prize money"

Selina Freitag, a 24-year-old ski jumper from Erlabrunn, discusses the ongoing gender pay gap in ski jumping as she prepares for the Four Hills Tournament.

Dec 29 • 16:20 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Equal pay settlements for female council workers pass £1bn

Equal pay settlements for female council workers have exceeded £1 billion, with many more settlements anticipated in the coming year.

Dec 27 • 20:30 UTC

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