Smaller firms 'should be included in gender pay gap legislation'

The pay gap between women and men is 14% in Ireland, meaning for every euro men earn, women earn 86 cent.

Smaller companies with 50 employees or more should be included under proposed gender pay gap legislation requiring companies to publish details of salaries and bonuses to both male and female employees.

That’s according to the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NCWI), which has expressed concern the proposed legislation may not go far enough to have an impact on the lives of women.