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The Government today marked the National Day of Salary Equality, which marks the date from which women practically stop collecting, reaffirming their commitment to the fight against gender inequality.
In a joint statement, the offices of the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of Labor and Professional Training and the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality recall that the wage gap between men and women corresponds to 52 days of paid work, the same number of days left. by the end of the year.
This date [o Dia Nacional da Igualdade Salarial], which is not fixed, translates the gender pay gap into paid working hours and marks the day from which women (virtually) stop getting paid for their work while men continue to receive their wages ”the statement read.
Despite the downward trend, the secretaries of State highlight that women continue to receive 14.4% less than men (compared to 18.4% in 2014), which is equivalent to 148.9 euros, and warn that the differences are more pronounced at the highest levels of qualifications and responsibilities.
In managerial positions, women earn an average of 617.2 euros less and among workers with higher education the difference is 594.6 euros.
“The serious consequences of the wage gap tend to worsen in periods of crisis like the current one”, report, citing Eurofound data showing that 31% of women and 23% of men say they have no savings to maintain pre-pandemic living standards.
Regarding the date, the Government reaffirms its commitment to combat gender inequalities, including wages, recalling measures in this regard, such as the creation in 2019 of mechanisms to implement the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal or equal value and the prohibition of wage discrimination based on sex.
In this context, companies with 250 or more workers also had a balance of salary differences that will allow a comparison between the same sector in terms of the gender pay gap.
“With the availability of the balance sheet by company, the Working Conditions Authority (ACT) may begin to notify large companies whose balance sheets show differences in remuneration, to present a valuation plan for the differences detected”, explain.
In the same statement, the executive also highlights the policy of sustained updating of the Guaranteed Minimum Monthly Remuneration, which went from 505 euros in 2015 to 635 euros in 2020, and is expected to rise again next year and the project “Platform and Equality Standard ”.
Meanwhile, a Portuguese standard on an Equal Pay Management System is also being developed, a platform for monitoring public policies with indicators such as balanced representation, equal pay, paternity, reconciliation and sexual segregation of professions.
