paytransparency

On the 30th of March 2023, as part of its efforts to address the gender pay gap phenomenon and promote the equal pay principle, the European Parliament widely approved the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In 2021, the gender pay gap stood at 12.7% in the EU, with no minimal changes in the last ten years. Whilst the equal pay principle has been recognised as a fundamental pillar of EU law since the Treaty of Rome, this statistic showcases that its implementation on a practical level has not been very successful. The Pay Transparency Directive thus aims to address the absence…