Iceland becomes the first country to legalize equal pay at workplace
a new law under which all kinds of firms will have to prove that they pay equally to all their employees, irrespective of gender.
companies and government agencies employing at least 25 people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay policies.
arge scale companies with more than 250 employees need to get the certificate by the year end, whereas small scale firms have time till the end of year 2021.
According to World Economic Forum, Iceland already ranks first in terms of global gender equality index. In 2017,
it has been ranked first for the ninth consecutive year.
a new law under which all kinds of firms will have to prove that they pay equally to all their employees, irrespective of gender.
companies and government agencies employing at least 25 people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay policies.
arge scale companies with more than 250 employees need to get the certificate by the year end, whereas small scale firms have time till the end of year 2021.
According to World Economic Forum, Iceland already ranks first in terms of global gender equality index. In 2017,
it has been ranked first for the ninth consecutive year.
