EU Sources - Collective bargaining to advance gender pay equity - January 31, 2026

Key to wage setting in the EU are collective agreements, which cover approximately 60% of employees and thus represent a potentially powerful mechanism for advancing gender pay equity. How collective bargaining can support implementation of the equal pay principle – and which factors are limiting its potential in this regard ‒ is analysed and reflected upon in an article by Eurofound and in its research report 'Equal value, equal pay: Concepts, mechanisms and implementation towards gender pay equity'.

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