This Working Life
New gender pay gap law is watershed moment for Irish corporate life
With reports on gender pay gaps in individual companies due to come on stream in just four months’ time, women in particular will see the results as a reflection of the culture of an organisation
The introduction of gender pay gap reporting is a positive step for Ireland, where the national gender pay gap is stuck around 14 per cent. In practice, this means that while men are paid for 100 per cent of their hours worked, women are paid for 86 per cent of their hours worked.
Despite the long and winding journey of more than six years to bring the legislation into being, there was quite a flurry ...
