WAGE TRANSPARENCY
Companies warned they may have to fall into line with EU on equal pay
Although Britain has left the EU, companies hiring on the Continent could still be affected by the ruling
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British companies may have to provide far more information about how much they pay men and women for the same work if EU legislation is adopted as a gold standard, lawyers warn.
The Council of the European Union passed a pay transparency directive at the end of April that goes beyond existing UK gender pay reporting requirements. Member states have three years to turn it into national law and any UK business with staff working at operations on the Continent will be affected.
In addition to requiring all companies with more than 250 staff to adopt a minimum standard of pay reporting across the EU, the directive also gives employees at companies of any size rights to receive information on pay before and during employment.
