# Equal pay for equal work between men and women (pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms)

European Parliament procedure 2021/0050(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 943 committee amendments tabled by 105 Members between 2021-10-26 and 2021-10-26.

## What the amendments focus on

Proposed directive on equal pay for equal work between men and women, including pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms. Several amendments reject the Commission proposal, citing subsidiarity, proportionality and the European Parliamentary Research Service appraisal, while others address penalties and sanctions for infringements, employer obligations, monitoring or equality bodies, and ground equal-pay rights in the TFEU, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Court of Justice case-law.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | PfE | 139 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204414.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 120 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 119 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23868.md |
| Manuel PIZARRO | Portugal | S&D | 119 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197732.md |
| Milan BRGLEZ | Slovenia | S&D | 119 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197446.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 119 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 118 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | 117 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197435.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 117 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 114 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197635.md |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | 114 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197403.md |
| Vera TAX | Netherlands | S&D | 114 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197756.md |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | 114 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197697.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 114 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |

## Official source documents

- PE699.041: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ21-AM-699041_EN.pdf
- PE699.048: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ21-AM-699048_EN.pdf
- PE699.049: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ21-AM-699049_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-0050-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-0050-COD.json

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