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In 2013, the first violations against the provisions on equal pay have been notified. Both firms were fined and had to equalise the wages for women and men. | In 2013, the first violations against the provisions on equal pay have been notified. Both firms were fined and had to equalise the wages for women and men. | ||
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+ | ==Equal Pay Measures== | ||
+ | In 2018, the French government announced to introduce a mandatory analysis for companies with more than 50 employees and to developed a suitable software solution. With this tool, companies shall calculate their wage gaps and reveal the main reasons behind the gaps. In this regards, companies are obliged to develop a plan how to decrease the gender pay gap and to enforce gender equality within the company. Companies that are not complying in reducing their wage gaps shall be fined. Furthermore, the government plans als contains measures to strengthen equal pay as part of union work and tariff negotiations. | ||
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+ | ===Gender Equality Index=== | ||
+ | In January 2019, the French government put into place the law aimed at eliminating the pay gap between women and men in the company and relating to the fight against sexual violence and sexist acts at work. The law requires companies with more than 50 employees to calculate their Gender Equality Index. The index can reach max. 100 points. If companies fail to reach 75 points, fines of up to one per cent of their expenditures on wages can apply. | ||
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+ | The law has a three-year period to enter into full effect. Companies have three years to reach more than 75 points and to monitor their acitivites at regular basis. | ||
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+ | Companies are obliged to calculate their index every year and to publish their data. | ||
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+ | The index encompasses: | ||
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+ | 1. Gender pay gap, max 40 points | ||
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+ | 2. Difference in the rate of individual increases (excluding promotions) between women and men, max. 20 points | ||
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+ | 3. Difference in promotion rates between women and men, max. 15 points | ||
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+ | 4. Percentage of employees who returned from maternity leave during the reference year and who received an increase on their return during this same period, if increases occurred during the duration of their leave, max. 15 points | ||
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+ | 5. Number of employees of the sex underrepresented among the ten employees who received the highest remuneration, max. 10 points | ||
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+ | The indicators show that there is a clear focus on the gender pay gap although the index coveres several challenges to gender equality in the workplace. | ||
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+ | The first reporting deadline has shown that the majority of companies is performing quite well with three companies reaching 99 points in their index. | ||
==Parental Leave== | ==Parental Leave== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
+ | [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2019/1/8/MTRT1835389D/jo/texte Decree n ° 2019-15 of 8 January 2019 applying the provisions aimed at eliminating the pay gap between women and men in the company and relating to the fight against sexual violence and sexist acts at work] | ||
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[http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-pay-gap/national-action/law/index_en.htm European Commission: Legislation and Equality Plans] | [http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-pay-gap/national-action/law/index_en.htm European Commission: Legislation and Equality Plans] | ||
[http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-pay-gap/national-action/job-evaluation/index_en.htm European Commission: Job evaluation free from gender bias / making pay differences transparant] | [http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-pay-gap/national-action/job-evaluation/index_en.htm European Commission: Job evaluation free from gender bias / making pay differences transparant] | ||
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+ | [https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/gender-equality/equal-pay/gender-pay-gap-situation-eu_en European Commission: Facts and Figures on the Gender Pay Gap] | ||
[http://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/publikationen/Entgelt_UN_Gleichheit/Entgeltgleichheit_int_Vergleich.pdf?__blob=publicationFile Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes: Gesetzgebung zur Entgeltgleichheit im internationalen Vergleich] | [http://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/publikationen/Entgelt_UN_Gleichheit/Entgeltgleichheit_int_Vergleich.pdf?__blob=publicationFile Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes: Gesetzgebung zur Entgeltgleichheit im internationalen Vergleich] | ||
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[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/2013/504469/IPOL-JOIN_ET(2013)504469(ANN02)_EN.pdf European added value of applying the principle of Equal Pay for men and women for equal work or work of equal value - Research Paper] | [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/2013/504469/IPOL-JOIN_ET(2013)504469(ANN02)_EN.pdf European added value of applying the principle of Equal Pay for men and women for equal work or work of equal value - Research Paper] | ||
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[https://www.gouvernement.fr/un-comite-interministeriel-pour-l-egalite-reelle-entre-les-femmes-et-les-hommes Gouvernement francais: Un comité interministériel pour l'égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes] | [https://www.gouvernement.fr/un-comite-interministeriel-pour-l-egalite-reelle-entre-les-femmes-et-les-hommes Gouvernement francais: Un comité interministériel pour l'égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes] | ||
[http://www.gouvernement.fr/sites/default/files/contenu/piece-jointe/2018/03/dp_comite_interministeriel_egalite_-_08.03.2018.pdf Gouvernement francais: Aux droits de Femmes et à l'Egalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes] | [http://www.gouvernement.fr/sites/default/files/contenu/piece-jointe/2018/03/dp_comite_interministeriel_egalite_-_08.03.2018.pdf Gouvernement francais: Aux droits de Femmes et à l'Egalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes] | ||
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+ | [https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/index-d-egalite-femmes-hommes-120-entreprises-en-alerte-rouge-1645866.html BFM TV: Gender equality index: around 120 companies in "red alert"] | ||
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The French Labour Code
Already in 1983, the first obligations for companies to report on equal pay have been put into place. Today, each company with more than 50 employees is obliged to publish a yearly report, in which all measures to promote gender equality and equal pay as well as goals for the coming year have to be listed.
Furthermore, employees are entitled to ask for information related to their remuneration and job classification.
Gender Wage Gap and Job Evaluation
Since 2001, gender issues and gender-neutral job classification in collective bargaining is obligatory by law. Further, since 2006, it is compulsory for companies and trade union to negotiate a plan fostering gender equality within the respective company.
Since 2011, companies with more than 50 employees are obliged to have a gender equality strategy on how to close the gender gap within the company.
In 2013, the first violations against the provisions on equal pay have been notified. Both firms were fined and had to equalise the wages for women and men.
Equal Pay Measures
In 2018, the French government announced to introduce a mandatory analysis for companies with more than 50 employees and to developed a suitable software solution. With this tool, companies shall calculate their wage gaps and reveal the main reasons behind the gaps. In this regards, companies are obliged to develop a plan how to decrease the gender pay gap and to enforce gender equality within the company. Companies that are not complying in reducing their wage gaps shall be fined. Furthermore, the government plans als contains measures to strengthen equal pay as part of union work and tariff negotiations.
Gender Equality Index
In January 2019, the French government put into place the law aimed at eliminating the pay gap between women and men in the company and relating to the fight against sexual violence and sexist acts at work. The law requires companies with more than 50 employees to calculate their Gender Equality Index. The index can reach max. 100 points. If companies fail to reach 75 points, fines of up to one per cent of their expenditures on wages can apply.
The law has a three-year period to enter into full effect. Companies have three years to reach more than 75 points and to monitor their acitivites at regular basis.
Companies are obliged to calculate their index every year and to publish their data.
The index encompasses:
1. Gender pay gap, max 40 points
2. Difference in the rate of individual increases (excluding promotions) between women and men, max. 20 points
3. Difference in promotion rates between women and men, max. 15 points
4. Percentage of employees who returned from maternity leave during the reference year and who received an increase on their return during this same period, if increases occurred during the duration of their leave, max. 15 points
5. Number of employees of the sex underrepresented among the ten employees who received the highest remuneration, max. 10 points
The indicators show that there is a clear focus on the gender pay gap although the index coveres several challenges to gender equality in the workplace.
The first reporting deadline has shown that the majority of companies is performing quite well with three companies reaching 99 points in their index.
Parental Leave
In 2015, a parental leave system has been introduced allocating mandatory times of up to six months for both parent to spend with their children. Furthermore, the law introduced that employers are not allowed for reject parental leaves.
References
European Commission: Legislation and Equality Plans
European Commission: Job evaluation free from gender bias / making pay differences transparant
European Commission: Facts and Figures on the Gender Pay Gap
Gouvernement francais: Aux droits de Femmes et à l'Egalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes
BFM TV: Gender equality index: around 120 companies in "red alert"