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3rd January 2018
10:10am GMT


"The legislation is basically a mechanism for companies and organisations to evaluate every job that’s being done, and then they get a certification after they confirm the process if they are paying men and women equally."
Iceland already had legislation protecting women from unequal pay, however a gender pay gap still existed.
This change aims to close the gap by 2022.
Iceland currently ranks top in the world for gender equality according to the World Economic Forum.
They are the first country to legalise equal pay across genders, remaining the top ranking for equality for the past nine years.
The pay gap in Ireland currently sits at 14 percent.

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