Gender Pay Gap And Pay Transparency Requirements In Italy

Gender pay gap and pay transparency are issues that companies in Italy are facing, and the Italian legislature has implemented specific legal provisions in recent years to reduce workplace disparity.

According to the Italian Code on Equal Opportunities, any direct or indirect discrimination between men and women assigned to "duties of the same value" is forbidden. Based on claims the Italian Gender Equality Body filed, Italian case law has confirmed that an indirect discrimination based on gender may occur if a significant difference in average salary between men and women occurs.

In order to reduce gender gaps in accessing the employment market and building career paths, including better jobs and higher remuneration levels, companies employing more than 50 workers must file a biennial report with the Ministry of Labour on their occupational levels subdivided by gender, detailing the different job positions in each department of their organization, and specifying