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Estonia Pauses Transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
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The Estonian government is requesting a two-year postponement of the entry into force of the European Union's Pay Transparency Directive and its redrafting. According to Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Erkki Keldo, the directive will increase the administrative burden on businesses.
Minister of Economic Affairs Erkki Keldo announced on Thursday that Estonia will not yet implement the European directive on wage transparency. According to the minister, no one can be made equal by force, and moreover, the requirements of the European directive would entail quite a lot of bureaucracy.
Liina Laas: Estonia’s shameful resistance to pay transparency
Estonia is treating pay transparency as a bureaucratic nuisance; for a country that prides itself on digital efficiency, that is not just weak – it is embarrassing. Estonia is calling pay transparency a bureaucratic burden. For a digital country, that is pathetic. There are policy disagreements, and then there are moments when a government makes itself look embarrassingly small. Estonia’s pushback against the EU Pay Transparency Directive is one…
The Estonian Employers' Confederation, which represents larger employers, supports taking time off when transposing the Pay Transparency Directive.
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