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Gender Pay Gap Reporting and Pay Transparency

On 13 July 2021, the Gender Pay Gap Information Act was signed into law. Under the Act and regulations made under it, employers with 250 or more employees are required to publish details of the gender pay gap in their business by December 2022.

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Legislation

Gender Pay Gap Information (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Regulations enacted by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth which amend the Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2022.

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Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2022

Regulations enacted by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, which implement Gender Pay Gap Reporting obligations on employers in Ireland.

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Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 to require regulations to be made that will require certain employers to publish information relating to the remuneration of their employees by reference to the gender of such employees for the purpose of showing whether there are differences in such remuneration referable to gender and, if there are such differences, the size of such differences and to require such employers to publish statements setting out the reasons for such differences and the measures (if any) taken, or proposed to be taken, by those employers to eliminate or reduce such differences; to make a consequential amendment to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and to provide for related matters.

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Irish Statistics and Publications

Government guidance and FAQs

Irish government webpage providing guidance on how to report the gender pay gap.

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Earnings by Gender 1938 – 2015

A publication by the Central Statistics Office on the average real earnings of males and females between 1942 and 2014.

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Gender Equality

Guidance published by the Department of Justice and Equality on the meaning of gender equality and policies for its implementation.

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Gender Equality in Ireland

A website monitoring the current news and events regarding gender equality in Ireland.

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UK Statistics and Publications

Gender Pay Gap in the UK: 2023

Information provided by the Office for National Statistics on differences in pay between men and women in the UK.

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Gender Pay Gap Service

A search engine commissioned by the UK Government which compares men and women's average pay across organisations with more than 250 employees.

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Government Equalities Office

UK Government website with up to date information on gender pay gap developments in the UK.

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European Commission Publications

Gender Equality in the European Commission

Information on the EU's policies and services in promoting gender equality.

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Equal Pay

Information on the GPG in the EU, how the EU fights pay discrimination and actions for improving pay equality.

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The gender pay gap situation in the EU

Causes of the gender pay gap in the EU and the pay gap situation in different EU countries.

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EU Action Plan on Tackling the Gender Pay Gap

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament on tackling the gender pay gap in the EU.

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Evaluation of the provisions in the Directive 2006/54/EC implementing the Treaty principle on 'equal pay'

Public Consultation on implementing the Treaty principle on 'Equal Pay' (11 January 2019 – 5 April 2019).

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World Economic Forum (WEF) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Publications

Closing the Gender Gap

An Article discussing the GPG, published by the WEC as part of its 'Shaping the Future of Education, Gender and Work' System Initiative.

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The Global Gender Pay Gap Report 2018

An insight report published by the WEC which integrates the latest statistics in analysing the GPG.

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Gender Wage Gap data

Data published by the OECD detailing GPG statistics from all over the world.

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Closing the Gender Gap

A report published by the OECD which focuses on the best methods of closing the GPG.

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Pay Transparency Useful Links

LEGISLATION

EU Pay Transparency Directive

The text of the Directive as published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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EU PUBLICATIONS

Pay transparency in the EU

Information on the principle of equal pay and EU rules on pay transparency.

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