Bridging the Gap – Review of the Proposed Gender Pay Gap Legislation
Welcome to day 2 of our 12 days of Christmas series. Today we take a look back on developments in connection with addressing Ireland’s Gender Pay Gap.
Earlier this year, we brought you news of the proposed Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill (the “Private Members Bill”). Readers will recall that the Private Members Bill proposed to require certain employers to publish information relating to employees, with a view to highlighting any differences in the pay of male and female workers, and the nature and scale of such differences. Read our full original article here.
There are now two largely similar frameworks before the Government for consideration for the proposed Gender Pay Gap (“GPG”) legislation, namely:
- the Private Members Bill; and
- the Gender Pay Gap (Information) Bill (the “Government Bill”).
Comments during a recent Government debate suggest that the Government Bill is the most likely to ultimately be enacted. While the Government Bill is in the early stages of the legislative process, it is likely that final legislation in this area will be enacted at some stage next year. Look out for further commentary on the future of GPG reporting in 2019 in our series finale on 21 December 2018.
Watch out for the next edition of our “12 Days of Christmas” series tomorrow.
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