Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 December 2020
159. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the progression of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019; when he expects it to be taken at report stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42255/20]
View answerThe Government is committed to addressing gender inequality in the workplace and the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 is an important tool in ensuring transparency on the gender pay gap. The aim of the Bill is to require employers over a certain size to publish gender pay gap information. The Bill provides that the Minister shall make regulations requiring employers to publish information relating to the pay of their employees for the purpose of showing whether there are differences in the pay of male and female employees and, if so, the scale of such differences.
As indicated at Committee Stage, the Government is considering amendments to a number of aspects of the Bill. Draft amendments will be brought to the Government for approval in the near future.
