Březen 2021

The persisting difference in earnings between women and men (the so-called Gender Pay Gap – GPG) is 15% in the European Union. While the multiple causes of GPG are of very similar nature worldwide, some countries started looking into the problem earlier and with a more effective approach. In our panel discussion, we will bring

Lenka Simerská is head of the Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs’ Project 22% EQUALITY, which aims to eliminate the gender pay gap. She spoke with Dinah Richter Spritzer about the Czech Republic’s long-standing struggle to narrow the gap, which is among the worst in the European Union. In 2019 the Czech Republic ranked 21st of

The European Commission has today presented a proposal on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work. A political priority of President von der Leyen, the proposal sets out pay transparency measures, such as pay information for job seekers, a right to know the pay levels for workers doing the same

Coronavirus penetrates into all spheres of our lives and fundamentally shuffles the cards even in the labour market. It can be assumed that more and more people from the most affected fields, especially gastronomy, hotel industry and tourism, will be looking for new jobs in other sectors. And it is no secret that, to a