Department of Labour Relations



The Department of Labour Relations has completed the implementation of the project “Actions for reducing the gender pay gap”. The implementation of the Project started in July 2010 and was concluded in December of 2015. The Project consisted of a broad mix of measures, aiming in combating the root causes that create and sustain the gender pay gap and included among others:

i.
Theoretical as well as on-the-job training of Officers and Inspectors regarding the enforcement of equal pay and equal treatment in employment legislation.
ii.
Participation of Labour Relations Officers and Inspectors in study visits to other member states, in order to get familiar with procedures and techniques used by other inspection mechanisms.
iii.
Establishment of a gender equality Certification Body which will evaluate enterprises as regards the incorporation or the application of a best practise of equal treatment and/or equal pay principles in their working environment.
iv.
Measures for eliminating occupational and sectoral segregation, which include interventions in education issues, e.g. specialised training programmes for careers advice professionals and as well as for 10,000 primary and secondary education teachers.
v.
Training of the managerial staff of enterprises on the use of codes of practice regarding the enforcement of equal pay, as well as on the use of job evaluation tools.
vi.
Training programmes for trade unions and employers associations, and also development of manuals, guides, self-assessment tools, codes of practice and job evaluation tools for managers/human resource professionals.
vii.
Examination of all collective agreements for the identification of direct discrimination regarding pay.
viii.
A tripartite Conference on exchanging best practices regarding equal pay (government officials, members of trade unions and employers organizations) (October 2012).
ix.
Campaigns for raising awareness on equal pay.


The measures that were undertaken involved various social groups such as:

i.
Officers and Inspectors of equal pay and equal treatment in employment legislation.
ii.
Career advice professionals
iii.
Primary and secondary education teachers
iv.
Parents
v.
Enterprises
vi.
Social partners
vii.
Society in general