Report: Tackling the gender pay gap
Among the measures outlined, the Commission will assess the possibility of targeted amendments to the Gender Equality Recast Directive by looking at:
- the need for and possibility of making some or all of the measures on pay transparency foreseen in the 2013 Recommendation binding, such as:
- Entitlement of employees to request information on pay levels;
- Regular reporting by employers of wages by category of employee or position;
- Clarification of the notion of work of equal value.
In 2018, the Commission will take a closer look at the need to clarify the legal provisions on equal pay that are in the Directive on equal treatment between women and men in employment and occupation (Directive 2006/54/EC).
The Action Plan prioritises eight areas of focus: Improving the application of the equal pay principle; combating segregation in occupations and sectors; breaking the ceiling: initiatives to combat vertical segregation; tackling the care penalty; better valorising women's skills, efforts and responsibilities; fighting the fog: unveiling inequalities and stereotypes; alerting and informing about the gender pay gap; lending hands: enhancing partnerships to tackle the gender pay gap.
