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Claudia Cerbone and Martina De Angeli, professionals at the De Luca & Partners firm, author this article dedicated to the draft legislative decree approved last February 5 by the Council of Ministers, which places Italy among the first countries in the European Union to have implemented Directive (EU) 2023\/970 on pay transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Directive (EU) 2023\/970 on pay transparency, adopted on May 10, 2023, was created with a very clear objective: to make the principle of equal pay between men and women for the same work or work of equal value truly enforceable. It does not merely reaffirm a principle already existing in European law, but introduces concrete tools to uncover potential pay disparities and make it easier for workers to assert their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core of the Directive is transparency: more available information, greater visibility into the criteria used to determine pay, and, consequently, more tools for workers to identify unjustified differences. In this sense, the Directive represents a real turning point, as it transforms a principle that has so far remained largely theoretical into a concrete and operational obligation. Employers are in fact required to ensure a much higher level of clarity and traceability in the mechanisms that determine salaries, job classifications, and career progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is complemented by a significantly more robust system of monitoring and enforcement of the new rules. In the event of disputes, for example, a reversal of the burden of proof may apply: if the employer has failed to comply with the transparency obligations set out in the Directive, it will be up to the employer to prove that no pay discrimination has occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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