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Pay equity and pay transparency

In recent years, there has been an upward global trend in the implementation of new legal measures aimed at addressing pay equity and pay transparency. This trend continues to gather pace as more and more jurisdictions turn their focus to tackling this issue. In addition to the resources listed below, please also see our Gender pay transparency guide.

Pay equity and pay transparency

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Proposed amendments to the Labour Code: Enhancing pay transparency and employee rights

Proposed amendments to the Labour Code: Enhancing pay transparency and employee rights

A draft amendment to the Labour code was recently published which aligns with the main objective of the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

20 December 2024 2 min read

Inequalities in income: Gender pension gap

Inequalities in income: Gender pension gap

A logical consequence of the gender pay gap in Germany is a gender pension gap.

20 December 2024 5 min read

Pay transparency in job postings: New Jersey

Pay transparency in job postings: New Jersey

New Jersey is the most recent US state to enact requirements to disclose pay ranges in job postings.

17 December 2024 1 min read

Ontario: New pay transparency and job posting requirements will take effect in January 2026

Ontario: New pay transparency and job posting requirements will take effect in January 2026

New pay transparency and job posting requirements will take effect in January 2026.

16 December 2024 2 min read

Supreme Court ruling on remuneration transparency

Supreme Court ruling on remuneration transparency

The Court ruled that Spanish law does not require salary registers to include data that identifies individual employee remuneration.

13 December 2024 1 min read

New edition of global gender pay transparency guide

New edition of global gender pay transparency guide

The new edition of our global gender pay transparency guide is now available to GENIE subscribers.

2 December 2024 1 min read

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New requirements for Massachusetts employers to disclose pay ranges and pay data

New requirements for Massachusetts employers to disclose pay ranges and pay data

From July 31, 2025, employers must disclose the pay range for a particular or specific position in a job posting.

26 September 2024 2 min read

Salary and Remuneration Transparency Law: New developments in Brazil

Salary and Remuneration Transparency Law: New developments in Brazil

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has published a normative instruction addressing operational aspects of salary transparency reports.

24 September 2024 2 min read

Reporting obligations in Brazil

Reporting obligations in Brazil

Employers are required to report on race and ethnicity data as well as salary transparencydata.

28 August 2024 2 min read

The new edition of our Gender pay transparency: A global guide to employer obligations is now available

The new edition of our Gender pay transparency: A global guide to employer obligations is now available

The new edition of our Gender pay transparency: A global guide to employer obligations is now available to our GENIE subscribers.

25 June 2024 2 min read

Update on this year’s gender pay reporting under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021

Update on this year’s gender pay reporting under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021

The reporting date for employers with 150 or more employees will be six months after their chosen snap shote date in June2024.

24 June 2024 1 min read

Workplace Gender Equality Agency publishes first gender pay gap data

Workplace Gender Equality Agency publishes first gender pay gap data

In February 2024, gender pay gap information for nearly for nearly 5,000 companies was publicly published for the first time.

6 March 2024 1 min read

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Pilar Menor

Senior Partner, Global Co-chair, Employment, Madrid

Brian Kaplan

Partner, Global Co-Chair, Employment, New York