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==Gender Pay Gap in Belgium==
 
==Gender Pay Gap in Belgium==
 
The gender pay gap ranges at 9.8 per cent in Belgium (2013). In this regard, the gender pay gap is below EU-average. However, the date  and organisation of the Equal Pay Day indicates that the current percentage stays at a much higher level with approx. 20 to 25 per cent.  
 
The gender pay gap ranges at 9.8 per cent in Belgium (2013). In this regard, the gender pay gap is below EU-average. However, the date  and organisation of the Equal Pay Day indicates that the current percentage stays at a much higher level with approx. 20 to 25 per cent.  
 
==Framework Conditions in Belgium==
 
In 2012, the Belgian government adopted a new law fostering gender equality. Since then, each company is obliged to produce an annual report on gender equality. This report is then handed to and reviewed by the works council or trade union representatives. Furthermore, the law stipulates firms with more than 50 employees to analyse the wage structure of female and male employees. If in equalities are detected through this analysis, these firms are required to work out an action plan. In addition, companies should appoint a mediator, who is responsible for settling cases of differential pay.
 
  
 
==Equal Pay Day in Belgium==
 
==Equal Pay Day in Belgium==

Version vom 31. August 2015, 14:48 Uhr

Gender Pay Gap in Belgium

The gender pay gap ranges at 9.8 per cent in Belgium (2013). In this regard, the gender pay gap is below EU-average. However, the date and organisation of the Equal Pay Day indicates that the current percentage stays at a much higher level with approx. 20 to 25 per cent.

Equal Pay Day in Belgium

On March 31, 2015, chocolate bars and information material have been distributed around the Brussels Flemish Parliament to call attention for the wage gap.

The Equal Pay Day (EPD) in Belgium has been initiated by the women's movement zij-kant. The first EPD has been organised in 2004 being among the first in Europe.

Related Links

zij-kant

BPW Belgium

Speakup Equal Pay Day Belgium

European Commission: Exchange of good practices on gender equality - discussion paper Belgium

European Commission: Legislation and equality plans