Iceland became the first country in the world to force companies to pay equal wages to all employees irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. On International Women’s Day, Iceland government announced a new law that will require every company with 25 or more staff to gain a certificate demonstrating[Read More…]
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Iceland’s women employees leave work at 2.38pm to protest gender pay gap
Several thousand of female employees across Iceland walked out of workplaces at 2.38pm on Monday to protest against earning less than men. Iceland is the best country in the world for gender equality, yet women still earn on average 14 to 18 per cent less than their male colleagues. According[Read More…]