As part of the equal pay policy enterprises with more than 25 employees have to apply an Equal Wage Management Standard, which rates the job itself, rather than the person doing it. If they can show they pay equally for the same positions, they receive an Equal Pay Certification. Those that fail to do so get fined €397 per day. To further drive gender equality, Samkaup, one of the largest retailers, adopted an Equality and Equal Pay Policy, which forms part of its Human Resources Policy and covers all employees regardless of gender, age, race, religion and sexual orientation.
Read on: in English. Read on about the Equal Pay Certification: in English.
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