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Recommendations on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women

2008/2012(INI)·6th term·EMPL / FEMM·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): GOTTARDI Donata (PSE)
Summary

The dossier sets recommendations on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women. Amendments document the gender pay gap and its causes in direct and indirect discrimination, labour market segregation, job classification and career breaks, reference Directive 2006/54/EC and the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, and call for legal framework improvements, collective bargaining, job-evaluation methodologies and measures on pensions and poverty.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    4 Jul 2008 – 2 Sep 2008
  2. Procedure completed
113
Amendments
distinct, in window
17
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
4 Jul 2008 – 2 Sep 2008
Dates

Official amendment documents