Lula’s project forces companies with more than 20 employees to disclose the salaries of women and men

Brasilia – O project that the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva send me Congress This Wednesday, 8, International Women’s Day obliges companies with more than 20 employees to publish reports on “salaries and wages transparency” for men and women.

By suggestion, the Ministry of Labor and Employment He will be responsible for regulating how these reports are prepared, which must follow current legislation for the protection of personal data.

According to the text sent to Congress, when there is a discrepancy between women’s and men’s wages, the company must present a plan to reduce inequality, with goals and deadlines that include the participation of unions and representatives of workers and workers.

If the company fails to reduce the inequality, a fine of five times the highest salary paid by the company will be applied, which can be increased to ten times the highest salary in case of repetition. Under the current legislation, the fine is 50% of the highest benefit paid by Social Security, which is equivalent to R$3,753.75.

According to the project, it is up to the Ministry of Labor to establish an inspection protocol against discrimination in wages and wages.

to Estadao Planning Minister Simon Tebbit had already said the fine “It will hurt the pocketbook” of businessmen who refuse to follow the Equal Pay Act, if Congress approves the text. According to Tippett, the law is “the first of countless steps” that the government must take in an effort to reduce the disparity in rights between the sexes.

2022 data from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) She points to an increase in the gender pay gap, which currently stands at 22%. This means that Brazilian women earn, on average, 78% of what men earn.

In the UK, the Employment Act 2017 requires companies with more than 250 employees to publish the wage gap in men’s and women’s wages. All data is publicly disclosed on a government website, and companies that flag a gender pay gap are encouraged to disclose action plans to achieve equality.