Towards pay equity: Regulations, reporting and practical application in the Nordic region

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Table of Contents

• 3 1. About the report 2
• 5 2. Executive summary 2
• 3. The concept of work of equal value methodo logy and structure of the report 2
• 4. Current legis lation on equal pay for equal work and work of equal value 2
• 30 5. Case law from the Nordic countries 2
• 6. Work of equal value in ILO Con vention No. 100 and Agenda 2030 and alternative approaches for comparisons at a national level 2
• 7. Projects commissions research and evaluations since 2019 2
• 8. EU Pay Trans parency Directive 2023970 and work of equal value 2
• 9. Interaction between pay surveys ISCO codes and collective agreements 2
• 10. On pay for mation and the existence of front line labour models 2
• 97 11. Concluding discussion 2
• 107 List of sources 2
• 117 2
• Work of equal value different arenas and actors graphic 2
• 118 About this publication 2
• 1. About the report 3
• 2. Executive summary 5
• A story of many words and little action can a new directive change things 5
• 3. The concept of work of equal value methodo logy and structure of the report 11
• The concept of work of equal value 11
• Method 13
• Structure of the report 14
• 4. Current legis lation on equal pay for equal work and work of equal value 16
• Denmark 17
• Finland 20
• Iceland 20
• Norway 25
• Sweden 26
• 5. Case law from the Nordic countries 30
• Denmark 31
• Finland 32
• Iceland 34
• Norway 35
• Sweden 37
• Summarising comments 39
• 6. Work of equal value in ILO Con vention No. 100 and Agenda 2030 and alternative approaches for comparisons at a national level 44
• Implementation of ILO Convention No.100 45
• Agenda 2030 and indicators of equal pay for work of equal value 49
• National reporting on the implementation of Agenda 2030 work of equal value 50
• Alternative approaches to comparisons of work of equal value at the national level 51
• 7. Projects commissions research and evaluations since 2019 57
• Denmark 57
• Finland 60
• Iceland 63
• Norway 65
• Sweden 67
• Summary and a Nordic perspective 70
• 8. EU Pay Trans parency Directive 2023970 and work of equal value 75
• The voluntary track has been abandoned not just in the EU 75
• Reporting and publication requirements 76
• Work of equal value reporting requirements but no publication requirements 77
• Future supervision and research on work of equal value at establishment level 78
• A comparison with existing pay survey provisions 78
• Responsibility of Member States analytical tools and methods for analysing pay 84
• Equal work and work of equal value two concepts gaining importance 85
• 9. Interaction between pay surveys ISCO codes and collective agreements 86
• Classification linked to ISCO codes an established and accepted practice 87
• Employer organisations objections to duplication of effort and two parallel processes 87
• Discussion on pathways for possible solutions 89
• 10. On pay for mation and the existence of front line labour models 92
• Discussion 95
• 11. Concluding discussion 97
• The concept of work of equal value and the importance of the Pay Transparency Directive 97
• The Pay Transparency Directive as a threat to the Nordic social partner models 98
• The states responsibility to counteract bureaucracy and to develop templates and tools 99
• Needs for action not directly addressed by the Pay Transparency Directive 101
• Work of equal value the individual is linked to the structural 104
• The Nordic Council of Ministers continued project on work of equal value 105
• List of sources 107
• Articles reports literature 107
• Case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union 114
• Case law from Denmark 114
• Case law from Finland 114
• Case law from Iceland 115
• Case law from Norway 115
• Case law from Sweden 116
• Work of equal value different arenas and actors graphic 117
• About this publication 118
• Towards pay equity Regulations reporting and practical application in the Nordic region 118