Employers Are Now Required to Publish Wage Gaps between Women and Men

An amendment has been made to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law. Employers must now publish a yearly report outlining wage gaps between female and male employees.

The amendment provides that certain employers with over 518 employees must draft an internal yearly report detailing the average salary of their employees and the average wage gaps between men and women within each group of employees in the workplace. Such employers include public corporations with reporting requirements and private employers as well.

After drafting the report, the employer must give each employee information regarding the group to which he or she is a part. This includes specific information for worker type, job type, and level in the company, as well as wage gaps for the employee’s group (in percentages). In addition, the employer must publish the report on its website (if one exists) in a manner that does not reveal employees’ identities or other personal information.

The amendment authorizes the Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services to implement certain changes regarding the law, as well as to determine that the amendment will, in the future, also apply to employers with less than 518 employees.

This amendment will take effect on October 25, 2020, two months from its date of publication. Relevant employers should publish their first report by no later than June 1, 2022, for the year leading up to the reporting date.

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If you have any queries, please contact Adv. Netta Bromberg. Netta provides legal advice to international and local entities, private and public-sector firms, hightech companies, and industrial companies. She also provides advice and guidance during crisis events in workplaces due to global and local changes.