Finnish Employers Reject New Pay Transparency Proposal

Finnish employers reject new pay transparency proposal

Employer organisations in Finland have criticised a government proposal aimed at improving pay transparency, calling it impractical and legally flawed. The draft legislation would give employees greater access to salary information and impose new obligations on employers. The proposal, published on Friday, is part of Finland’s effort to implement the EU’s 2023 pay transparency directive. It was prepared by a working group that included employer …

The working group has completed a draft proposal for the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive. According to EK, the proposal endangers pay systems based on collective agreements and interferes with the determination of pay.

Minimum requirements for assessing pay transparency in relation to the application of equal pay for men and women for equal work or work of equal value could be introduced. These requirements follow on from the 2023 European directive on strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women. This follows from the preliminary information on the draft law on pay transparency from the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and F…