Yet, the gender pay gap stubbornly persists in the bloc.
Women earn, on average,around 13%less than men, withsignificant variations among member states.
and addresses the rights of non-binary individuals.
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But what exactly does it entail?
Employers, however, wont have the right to ask about the candidates pay history.
But in any case, they should provide ready-made templates to reduce administration hurdles for micro-enterprises and SMEs.
More justice for the employees
The burden of proof for pay-related disputes will no longer fall on the employee.
Member states can exempt companies with fewer than 100 workers, or choose to oblige them as well.
The assessments aim is to identify problems and implement solutions that will eliminate gender pay discrimination.
What are the next steps?
But this historic and imperative change might not come without challenges.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
