EU agrees on pay transparency rules to fight gender pay gap
EU negotiators reached an agreement on Thursday (15 December) between the European Parliament and EU member states on a directive to make salaries more transparent in an effort to narrow the gender pay gap across the EU. Despite the principle of equal pay for equal work being enshrined in the EU treaties, its enforcement remains limited: European women earn on average 13% less than men per hour. “Equal work of men and women deserves equal pay and transparency is key to make s
