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What it is

Bill to require equal pay for women and men

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 October 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's comprehensive bill on equality and pay transparency between women and men.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000286· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would guarantee equal pay for work of equal value, with no discrimination based on sex, and would require companies to apply pay transparency. It would apply to all companies and workers, including public sector employees.
  2. It would amend several articles of the Workers' Statute: the basic copy of employment contracts would include itemized pay, job classifications and promotions would have to avoid discrimination, and it defines when pay discrimination based on sex exists.
  3. Workers' representatives would have the right to receive yearly information broken down by sex on pay and equality measures. Companies with 50 or more workers would have an equality representative with specific duties in this area.
  4. Companies with more than 250 workers would have to draw up an equality plan that includes a pay audit, and register it with the labor authority. If the audit shows the measures are inadequate, they would have to be revised.
  5. Failing to register the equality plan would be a minor offense; failing to provide required information or to apply the plan, a serious offense; and failing to draw up or review the plan or the pay audit, a very serious offense.
  6. A Office for the Prevention of the Pay Gap would be created, as an observatory body that would alert the Labor Inspectorate if it detects discriminatory situations. The Government would also have to approve, within six months, a Labor Inspectorate plan on equality.

Who it affects

  • Companies with 50 or more workers: They would need an equality representative.
  • Companies with more than 250 workers: They would have to draw up an equality plan with a pay audit and register it.
  • Workers and their representatives: They would have the right to yearly pay information broken down by sex.
  • Public administrations: The law would also apply to their public employees.

Words worth knowing

Brecha salarial (pay gap)
The average difference between what women and men earn for their work.
Auditoría salarial (pay audit)
A documented, objective review of a company's pay to check for discrimination based on sex.
Plan de igualdad (equality plan)
A set of measures agreed after a diagnosis to achieve equality between women and men at the company.
Convenio colectivo (collective bargaining agreement)
An agreement between unions and employers that sets working conditions for a sector or company.
Infracción muy grave (very serious offense)
The most serious type of violation under labor law, carrying the highest penalties.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced11 October 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted16 October 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2018Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 11 October 2018: Presentación22. 16 October 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 16/10/2018 hasta 19/10/201833. 16 October 2018: Calificación44. 19 October 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 19/10/2018 hasta 27/11/201855. 27 November 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 27/11/2018 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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