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Pay Transparency Requirements in the UK and Europe: What Employers Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/26/2024

The United Kingdom’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recently named several organisations that missed the deadline to report their 2023–2024 gender pay gap data. If the data remains unreported, the EHRC will take...more

UK Retail Workers Win Landmark Equal Pay Case

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/19/2024

More than 3,500 workers have won a legal fight for equal pay against major UK retailer Next Retail Ltd. Following a six-year legal battle, the Employment Tribunal ruled that Next had failed to demonstrate that the lower basic...more

Preparing for the EU’s Pay Transparency Directive

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/9/2024

Pay equity and pay transparency are becoming increasingly important to global organisations. The European Union’s pay transparency directive is a landmark piece of legislation for organisations with employees across the...more

Understanding the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/28/2024

At one time largely a U.S. concern, pay equity and transparency have rapidly become globally important to all multinational companies wherever headquartered. The EU Pay Transparency Directive is a milestone adopted with clear...more

The EU Pay Transparency Directive - What Employers Need to Know

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/2/2024

With the aim of ensuring equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, the European Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970, the "Directive") came into force on June 6, 2023. The Directive provides for even...more

Pay Equity and Transparency: Expanding Obligations for U.S. Employers with EU Operations

Jones Day on 6/6/2024

The Situation: While U.S. states continue to legislate pay equity and transparency obligations, significant changes are on the horizon in the European Union that will impact U.S. companies with sizeable operations there. The...more

Tackling the Pay Gap in Poland: From “Nice to Have” to Essential

Littler on 5/17/2024

Poland and other EU countries will have to implement the principles of equal pay and transparency into their laws by June 7, 2026, to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and Council of May 10, 2023,...more

Employee risk considerations for private capital investors

A&O Shearman on 4/5/2024

Employee activism is increasingly becoming a focal point within the private equity sector, as employees leverage their voice to influence company policies and practices. This shift towards a more vocal workforce has prompted...more

Employment Flash - March 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Pay Transparency Directive: what is a Joint Pay Assessment?

Ius Laboris on 10/18/2023

The Pay Transparency Directive will bring gender pay gap reporting to the entire EU and introduce sweeping changes to the equal pay landscape. A key part of the package of measures is the mandatory ‘Joint Pay Assessment’....more

Pay Transparency Directive FAQs

Ius Laboris on 8/30/2023

The Pay Transparency Directive will create new gender pay gap reporting obligations throughout the EU. In this article, we answer some frequently asked questions about this new legislation....more

“Show Me the Money” – the EU Pay Transparency Directive Comes into Effect

Littler on 6/30/2023

A new EU Directive on pay transparency came into force earlier this month. Member States have until June 7, 2026 to introduce new legislation to give effect to the Directive. European employers should take note as the...more

Breaking the Silence: EU Directive Requires Companies to Reveal Pay Data (UPDATE)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/19/2023

UPDATE: The EU Directive on pay transparency was adopted by the EU Parliament on March 30, 2023, and the EU Council April 24, 2023. On May 17, 2023, it was published on the EU’s Official Journal and will come into force 20...more

European Parliament Endorses Proposed EU Pay Transparency Directive

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/3/2023

A draft proposal of the new European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive published by the European Commission in 2021 revealed plans for significant reforms to equal pay initiatives. The proposal sets out significant...more

What Does the Pay Transparency Directive Mean for Gender Pay Gap Reporting in Europe?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/24/2023

Several international organizations mark an “Equal Pay Day.” The European Equal Pay Day was observed on November 15 last year, and according to the European Commission, this is the day women effectively “stop getting paid”...more

EU Pay Transparency Directive Marches Toward Implementation

Morgan Lewis on 4/18/2023

The European Parliament voted in favour of adopting the new “EU Pay Transparency Directive” (the Directive) on 30 March. The legislators still need to grant the Directive final approval, although this is a matter of...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — August 2016

Littler on 8/4/2016

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The August edition of the Insider Report compares the Democratic...more

Proposed German Equal Pay Act May Complicate Remuneration Issues

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 4/29/2016

Statistics reveal a difference of 7 percent between the remuneration paid to men and that paid to women with the same qualifications in Germany. The average hourly wage even shows a difference of 22 percent, making pay...more

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