Equivalent work, unequal payment: wage gap in the Kirchdorf district

Equivalent work, unequal payment: wage gap in the Kirchdorf district

In the Kirchdorf district, a new evaluation of the Equal Pay Day 2024 shows that women earn an average of 10,864 euros less than men. More precisely, while men earn an average gross income of 56,110 euros a year, a woman only comes to 45,247 euros. These figures make it clear that men have already reached the X-Fold of Income by October 22, for which women still have to work by the end of the year.

"It sometimes seems like a gender lottery," explains Brigitte Forstinger, the women's representative of the ÖGB Kirchdorf. "If you are a woman, you just get less money than a man for equivalent work. That must not be." This injustice forces you to discuss real wage transparency and the re-evaluation of work.

claims for a package of measures

Forstinger emphasizes that a fair income is crucial for a self -determined life and for a just old -age provision. The causes of the differences in income are complex, which means that a comprehensive package of measures is necessary to close the wage differences. An approach to promoting transparency is the income reports that companies with more than 150 employees have to create. However, Forstinger emphasizes that many companies do not create these reports without sufficient sanctions.

It calls on the Federal Government to implement the EU directive for wage transparency quickly and effectively, which would strengthen the rights of employees, among other things. In addition, more companies should be made responsible for making income reports and sanctions in the event of non -presentation would have to be introduced. "There must also be a job that collects and evaluates data. All of these are long -term demands of the ÖGB," she adds. An ambitious implementation could act as a real catalyst for wage transparency.