Cost of Pay Gap in the EU: Women Earn €3,900 Less than Men a Year

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Non-compliance with European pay transparency regulations costs each female worker in Spain an average of €425.90 per year, according to a report published by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). According to the European Trade Union Institute, the ETUC's research arm, the gender pay gap in Spain is €2.31 per hour: men earn an average of €18.86 per hour, compared to €16.55 for women. If this gap were reduced by 10% through pay transpa…