Cristina Oliveira da Silva
Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Equal expects companies are doing what it takes to solve the problems of wage inequality between men and women.
Teresa Morais speaking on the sidelines of social concertation meeting that discussed, in the first paragraph, the report on wage differences by sector.
The ruling highlighted how positive note that some associations “have recognized that there was some surprise in these numbers,” since would not, “until now, the notion that the business sector has to represent that wage gap between men and women.” In this sense, they can now identify what should be done in their sectors.
“What we hope is that you do not have to be the government to do everything, do not even have to be on the government to do what is more important, since it is an initiative of the enterprises themselves, it is not subject to mandatory government intervention, and therefore are the very companies that have taken this task at hand, “he said.“I must say, and here it was recognized by the social partners, that this is an area that is in your hands do what needs to be done on these differences,” since “each sector and each social partner “have” here the possibility to analyze specifically what are the wage differences that still practice their sector, “said Teresa Morais.
” So, here is necessarily a proactive and a need to boost and initiative by the associations themselves, including business associations, who have truly hands to solve this problem, “he continued. Asked if the employer partners were available to take this forward, the official said. “It seemed to me that were available to make this approach”
The government has already identified, however, some changes may be made. Teresa Mitchell recalled a measure which is already included in a resolution of the Council of Ministers of March and that “determines that firms that have higher levels of wage equality will have a positive rating in accessing EU funds for cohesion policy”. “This means that from the new framework, the candidates for EU funds companies see their situation positively valued if they have higher levels of wage equality, which means that will be an advantage over the other,” he explained.
addition, the Government is to “change the rules of the Equality is Quality Award”, awarded to two companies in two years. With the scenario identified in the report, “can not continue to distinguish companies that do not result from its practice respect for the principle of equal pay, in addition to being also contemplated this change the need to have women on their boards of directors” , advanced to the secretary of state
According to Teresa Society, the study will now be distributed to experts from academia to which it might “result in recommendations to the partners on practices” to promote.
Increase the minimum wage should have no significant effect on the wage gap between men and women
The minimum wage increase is not part of today’s meeting agenda, still ongoing. However, journalists wondered if the rise in the minimum guaranteed return could have some effect in reducing the wage gap between men and women. In response, Teresa Morais said that, “surprisingly”, the wage gap was recorded in higher wages “is precisely the lower wage levels they are more egalitarian, the difference increases as one moves up the scale of remuneration and therefore I do not think the effect was very significant there, “forward.
The social partners are currently making the current situation of the Wage Guarantee Fund and the active employment measures. The meeting only with the presence of various secretaries of state.
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