Government to introduce new pay equality laws for employers

Equality minister Norma Foley said the new laws would be an “important step forward in tackling pay inequality between men and women”. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Government is to introduce new laws that will require employers to evaluate whether they are paying men and women working similar jobs comparable wages.

Plans are underway for the introduction of a Pay Transparency Bill, which will force an employer with more than 50 employees to carry out a “gender neutral job evaluation” for every position in their company.