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Pay Transparency Act In force Unlisted

Overview

Jurisdiction
Germany
Topic
Labor Law
Instrument type
Law
Reference number
entgtranspg
Valid from
2017-07-06
Valid to
-
Modified date
2022-08-01
Listed at
Unlisted draft
Withdrawn at
-
Description
German federal law aiming to enforce the principle of equal pay for women and men for the same or equivalent work. It establishes an individual right to information about comparative pay for employees, requires employers with more than 500 employees to conduct voluntary internal pay equity audits, and mandates certain employers to publish reports on gender equality and pay equity as part of their management reports.

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https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/ German Federal Law

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Parse Finished 2026-09-09 09:56:09 UTC 2026-09-09 10:00:42 UTC

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] Reparse and replace existing regulation for regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] applying parse of regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMetadataParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for regulation metadata

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMetadataParser] updated regulation 191 (Entgelttransparenzgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for milestones

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] created milestone 1333 (application_start 2018-01-06)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] created milestone 1334 (other 2018-01-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] created milestone 1335 (application_start 2022-08-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1331 (other 2018-01-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1330 (application_start 2018-01-06)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1332 (entry_into_force 2022-08-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for rule sets

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for attribute value assignment

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 980 (Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2251 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2252 (activities included_in)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 981 (Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2253 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2254 (activities included_in)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 982 (In-company pay review may be centralised by controlling company for group companies)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2255 (is_eu_parent is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 983 (Equality and pay equity report obligation for tariff-bound or tariff-applying employers with >500 employees (five-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2256 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2257 (management_report_obligation is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2258 (collective_pay_agreement_status is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 984 (Equality and pay equity report obligation for other employers with >500 employees (three-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2259 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2260 (management_report_obligation is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2261 (collective_pay_agreement_status is_false)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] deleted rule set 975 (General equal pay obligation for employers)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] deleted rule set 976 (Individual pay information right (employers with more than 200 employees))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] deleted rule set 977 (Company internal pay audit procedure (private employers with more than 500 employees))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] deleted rule set 978 (Gender pay gap reporting duty - employers bound by or applying collective pay agreements (5-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] deleted rule set 979 (Gender pay gap reporting duty - other employers (3-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for obligations

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2332 (Equal pay obligation)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2333 (Design pay systems free of sex discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2334 (Prohibition of retaliation against employees exercising rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2335 (Respond to individual employee pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2336 (Grant works council access to gross pay lists for handling information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2337 (Inform works council and employees about incoming pay information requests and responses)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2338 (Conduct in-company pay review procedure)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2339 (Remedy identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2340 (Inform works council and employees about pay review planning and results)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2341 (Prepare equality and pay equity report (five-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2342 (Prepare equality and pay equity report (three-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2305 (Preventive measures against pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2316 (Prohibition of gender-based pay discrimination for equal or equivalent work)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2317 (Non-discriminatory design of pay systems)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2318 (Prohibition of retaliation against employees exercising their rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2319 (Respond to individual employee pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2320 (Justify non-comparability of activities when disputing an information request)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2321 (Grant works council access to gross pay lists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2322 (Written declaration on collective pay agreement application to the works council)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2323 (Inform works council and employees when company takes over the information duty)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2324 (Inform union representatives about responses where no works council exists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2325 (Conduct internal pay equity audits)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2326 (Eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2327 (Inform works council about planning of internal pay audit)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2328 (Inform employees about results of internal pay audit)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2329 (Prepare equality and pay equity report (five-year cycle for tariff-bound/applying companies))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2330 (Prepare equality and pay equity report (three-year cycle for other companies))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2331 (Attach and publish the pay equity report with the management report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for measures

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 200 (Design non-discriminatory pay systems)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 201 (Take preventive and corrective measures against pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 202 (Pay equal wages for equal or equivalent work regardless of sex)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 203 (Void discriminatory pay agreement clauses)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 204 (Restrict use of pay information from information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 205 (Refrain from retaliating against employees exercising rights under the law)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 206 (Respond to employee information requests on comparative pay within three months)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 207 (Safeguard personal data when responding to pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 208 (Grant works council access to gross pay lists broken down by pay component and gender)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 209 (Declare application of collective pay agreements to works council)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 210 (Inform works council about incoming information requests and responses)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 211 (Conduct regular company pay equity review procedures)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 212 (Take suitable measures to eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 213 (Notify works council in advance of planned pay review procedure)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 214 (Inform employees about the results of the pay review procedure)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 215 (Prepare and publish an equal pay and equality report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for penalties

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] created penalty 362 (Provisions in agreements (e.g. employment contracts or collective agreements) that violate the prohibition of direct or indirect pay discrimination or the equal pay obligation are void and have no legal effect.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] created penalty 363 (If an employer fails to fulfil its duty to provide pay information under the individual information right, it bears the burden of proof in any dispute that no violation of the equal pay obligation occurred, including where the works council could not answer due to reasons attributable to the employer.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] created penalty 364 (Employees disadvantaged due to a violation of the equal pay obligation or discriminated against for asserting their rights under this law (or supporting others in doing so) can bring individual claims against the employer, for example for back pay or damages, before the labour courts.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] deleted penalty 360 (Contractual provisions that violate the equal pay prohibition or the equal pay principle (discriminatory pay agreements) are null and void.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] deleted penalty 361 (If an employer fails to fulfil its duty to provide the required pay information, it bears the burden of proof in any dispute to show that no violation of the equal pay principle occurred, making it easier for employees to bring successful claims against the company.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] asking LLM anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 for regulation links

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] deleted regulation link 1918 (cites Tarifvertragsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] deleted regulation link 1922 (cites Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] deleted regulation link 1920 (cites Betriebsverfassungsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] deleted regulation link 1919 (cites Heimarbeitsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] deleted regulation link 1921 (cites Handelsgesetzbuch)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] parsed regulation 191 with 3 milestones, 10 rule sets, 28 obligations, and 5 penalties
Parse obligations Finished 2026-09-08 12:43:58 UTC 2026-09-08 12:46:24 UTC

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] Reparse and replace existing regulation (section: obligations) for regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] reparsing obligations for regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for obligations

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2316 (Prohibition of gender-based pay discrimination for equal or equivalent work)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2317 (Non-discriminatory design of pay systems)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] updated obligation 2305 (Preventive measures against pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2318 (Prohibition of retaliation against employees exercising their rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2319 (Respond to individual employee pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2320 (Justify non-comparability of activities when disputing an information request)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2321 (Grant works council access to gross pay lists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2322 (Written declaration on collective pay agreement application to the works council)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2323 (Inform works council and employees when company takes over the information duty)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2324 (Inform union representatives about responses where no works council exists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2325 (Conduct internal pay equity audits)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2326 (Eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2327 (Inform works council about planning of internal pay audit)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2328 (Inform employees about results of internal pay audit)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2329 (Prepare equality and pay equity report (five-year cycle for tariff-bound/applying companies))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2330 (Prepare equality and pay equity report (three-year cycle for other companies))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2331 (Attach and publish the pay equity report with the management report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2300 (Inform works council about audit planning)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2301 (Inform employees about audit results)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2304 (Equal pay for equal or equivalent work)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2306 (Protection against retaliation for exercising rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2307 (Respond to employees' individual pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2308 (Grant works council access to payroll lists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2309 (Declare tariff pay application status to works council)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2310 (Inform works council about incoming information requests handled by employer)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2311 (Conduct regular internal pay equity audits)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2312 (Take corrective measures to eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2313 (Prepare triennial equality and pay equity report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2314 (Prepare quinquennial equality and pay equity report for tariff-bound employers)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2315 (Attach and publish the equality report with the management report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] reparsed obligations for regulation 191
Parse Finished 2026-09-08 10:08:36 UTC 2026-09-08 10:16:42 UTC

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] Reparse and replace existing regulation for regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationParser] applying parse of regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMetadataParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for regulation metadata

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMetadataParser] updated regulation 191 (EntgTranspG)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for milestones

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] created milestone 1330 (application_start 2018-01-06)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] created milestone 1331 (other 2018-01-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] created milestone 1332 (entry_into_force 2022-08-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1326 (entry_into_force 2017-07-06)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1328 (application_start 2018-01-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1327 (application_start 2018-01-06)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMilestonesParser] deleted milestone 1329 (entry_into_force 2022-08-01)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for rule sets

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] skipping attribute value assignment for regulation_source 1874 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/entgtranspg/ - no extracted condition's attribute has attribute value definitions on file

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 975 (General equal pay obligation for employers)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 976 (Individual pay information right (employers with more than 200 employees))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2243 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 977 (Company internal pay audit procedure (private employers with more than 500 employees))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2244 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 978 (Gender pay gap reporting duty - employers bound by or applying collective pay agreements (5-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2245 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] scoped new attribute_definition "management_report_obligation" to regulation 191 (likely general: Whether a company is legally required to prepare a management report under commercial/accounting law is a criterion other reporting laws (e.g. sustainability reporting) also rely on.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2246 (management_report_obligation is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] scoped new attribute_definition "collective_pay_agreement_status" to regulation 191 (likely general: Whether an employer is bound by or applies a collective (tariff) pay agreement is a status relevant to various labour law obligations.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2247 (collective_pay_agreement_status is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created rule set 979 (Gender pay gap reporting duty - other employers (3-year cycle))

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2248 (employee_count gte)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2249 (management_report_obligation is_true)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] created condition 2250 (collective_pay_agreement_status is_false)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationRulesetsParser] deleted rule set 974 (Equal pay obligation for employers)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for obligations

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2304 (Equal pay for equal or equivalent work)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2305 (Preventive measures against pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2306 (Protection against retaliation for exercising rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2307 (Respond to employees' individual pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2308 (Grant works council access to payroll lists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2309 (Declare tariff pay application status to works council)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2310 (Inform works council about incoming information requests handled by employer)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2311 (Conduct regular internal pay equity audits)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2312 (Take corrective measures to eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] updated obligation 2300 (Inform works council about audit planning)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] updated obligation 2301 (Inform employees about audit results)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2313 (Prepare triennial equality and pay equity report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2314 (Prepare quinquennial equality and pay equity report for tariff-bound employers)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] created obligation 2315 (Attach and publish the equality report with the management report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2290 (Prohibition of direct and indirect pay discrimination based on gender)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2291 (Preventive protection against gender-based pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2292 (Prohibition of retaliation against employees exercising their rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2293 (Respond to individual pay information requests within three months)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2294 (Justify determination that compared work is not equal or equivalent)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2295 (Protect personal data when handling information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2296 (Grant works council access to payroll lists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2297 (Inform and coordinate with employee representatives on information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2298 (Conduct periodic company pay equity audits)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2299 (Eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2302 (Prepare periodic report on equality and pay equity)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationObligationsParser] deleted obligation 2303 (Attach and disclose pay equity report with management report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for measures

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 181 (Inform works council before conducting pay equity audit)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 182 (Inform employees of pay audit outcomes)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 183 (Design non-discriminatory pay systems)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 184 (Pay equal wages for equal or equivalent work regardless of gender)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 185 (Implement preventive measures against gender pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 186 (Prohibit retaliation against employees exercising pay transparency rights)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 187 (Respond in writing to individual pay information requests within three months)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 188 (Justify when a named comparator activity is considered not equal or equivalent)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 189 (Protect personal data when answering pay information requests)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 190 (Grant works committee access to gender-disaggregated payroll lists)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 191 (Declare in writing whether tariff pay rules are applied to the works council)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 192 (Inform works council comprehensively about incoming pay information requests handled by employer)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 193 (Establish and run internal pay equity audit procedures)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 194 (Involve works council in conducting pay audits)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 195 (Carry out audit as inventory, analysis and result report using valid statistical methods)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 196 (Take corrective measures to eliminate identified pay discrimination)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 197 (Prepare a triennial equality and pay equity report)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 198 (Prepare a quinquennial equality and pay equity report for tariff-bound or tariff-applying employers)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] created measure 199 (Attach equality report to management report and publish in company register)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] deleted measure 172 (Inform works council in advance about audit planning with supporting documents)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationMeasuresParser] deleted measure 173 (Inform employees about the results of the pay equity audit)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for penalties

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] created penalty 360 (Contractual provisions that violate the equal pay prohibition or the equal pay principle (discriminatory pay agreements) are null and void.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] created penalty 361 (If an employer fails to fulfil its duty to provide the required pay information, it bears the burden of proof in any dispute to show that no violation of the equal pay principle occurred, making it easier for employees to bring successful claims against the company.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] deleted penalty 358 (Contractual provisions that violate the prohibition of direct or indirect pay discrimination based on sex, or the equal pay principle, are legally invalid and cannot be enforced.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationPenaltiesParser] deleted penalty 359 (If an employer without collective bargaining ties fails to fulfil its obligation to provide information under the individual information request procedure, the employer bears the burden of proof in any dispute that no violation of the equal pay principle has occurred, which facilitates legal claims by employees against the company.)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] asking LLM claude-sonnet-5 for regulation links

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] created regulation link 1922 (cites Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1922 (cites Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1919 (cites Heimarbeitsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1918 (cites Tarifvertragsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1918 (cites Tarifvertragsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1919 (cites Heimarbeitsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1922 (cites Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1919 (cites Heimarbeitsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1920 (cites Betriebsverfassungsgesetz)

[INFO] [Parsers::AiRegulationLinksParser] updated regulation link 1920 (cites Betriebsverfassungsgesetz)

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Rule sets

Label Effective
Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees 2017-01-06 —
Country scope:
DE
Conditions:
Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees —
Country scope:
DE
Conditions:
In-company pay review may be centralised by controlling company for group companies —
Country scope:
DE
Conditions:
Equality and pay equity report obligation for tariff-bound or tariff-applying employers with >500 employees (five-year cycle) 2018-01-01 —
Country scope:
DE
Applies from milestone:
Other (2018-01-01)
Expires at milestone:
-
Conditions:
Equality and pay equity report obligation for other employers with >500 employees (three-year cycle) 2018-01-01 —
Country scope:
DE
Applies from milestone:
Other (2018-01-01)
Expires at milestone:
-
Conditions:

Questions this regulation asks

Attributes only this regulation asks about — criteria no general attribute expresses. A company answers each once.

Name Key Data type Conditions Generalisability
Employer bound by or applying a collective pay agreement collective_pay_agreement_status boolean 2 Likely general Whether an employer is bound by or applies a collective (tariff) pay agreement is a status relevant to various labour law obligations.
Obligation to prepare a management report under commercial law management_report_obligation boolean 2 Likely general Whether a company is legally required to prepare a management report under commercial/accounting law is a criterion other reporting laws (e.g. sustainability reporting) also rely on.

Obligations

Title Kind Rule set
Equal pay obligation Governance -
Description:
Employers must not agree or pay a lower wage for equal or equivalent work because of the sex of the employee than is paid to an employee of the other sex, and must take necessary measures, including preventive ones, to protect employees from sex-based pay discrimination.
Frequency:
Continuous
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
-
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
§ 6 Absatz 2, § 7
Source excerpt:
Bei Beschäftigungsverhältnissen darf für gleiche oder für gleichwertige Arbeit nicht wegen des Geschlechts der oder des Beschäftigten ein geringeres Entgelt vereinbart oder gezahlt werden als bei einer oder einem Beschäftigten des anderen Geschlechts.
Design pay systems free of sex discrimination Governance -
Description:
If an employer uses a pay system, both the system as a whole and its individual pay components must be designed to exclude sex-based discrimination, by objectively taking into account the nature of the work, being based on criteria common to both sexes, weighting differentiation criteria without discrimination, and being overall transparent.
Frequency:
Continuous
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
-
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
§ 4 Absatz 4
Source excerpt:
Verwendet der Arbeitgeber für das Entgelt, das den Beschäftigten zusteht, ein Entgeltsystem, müssen dieses Entgeltsystem als Ganzes und auch die einzelnen Entgeltbestandteile so ausgestaltet sein, dass eine Benachteiligung wegen des Geschlechts ausgeschlossen ist.
Prohibition of retaliation against employees exercising rights Governance -
Description:
The employer must not disadvantage employees because they exercise rights under this law, nor persons who support them or testify as witnesses.
Frequency:
Continuous
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
-
Rule set:
-
Source reference:
§ 9
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber darf Beschäftigte nicht wegen der Inanspruchnahme von Rechten nach diesem Gesetz benachteiligen. Gleiches gilt für Personen, welche die Beschäftigten hierbei unterstützen oder als Zeuginnen oder Zeugen aussagen.
Respond to individual employee pay information requests Reporting Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees
Description:
Employers (or, where applicable, the works council) must respond in text form to an employee's information request about criteria and procedures for pay determination and about the comparative pay (median gross monthly pay, calculated on a full-time-equivalent and calendar-year basis) for a comparable or equivalent activity named by the employee, within three months of receipt; if the deadline is at risk, the employee must be informed and the answer given without further delay. The comparative pay need not be disclosed if fewer than six employees of the other sex perform the comparison activity, and personal data protection must be safeguarded.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
Employee submitting the information request; in case of dispute, courts assess compliance and burden of proof lies with the employer if the duty is not fulfilled
Check method:
-
Rule set:
Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 10, § 11, § 15 Absatz 3
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber oder der Betriebsrat ist verpflichtet, die nach § 10 verlangten Auskünfte innerhalb von drei Monaten nach Zugang des Auskunftsverlangens in Textform zu erteilen.
Grant works council access to gross pay lists for handling information requests Record Keeping Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees
Description:
The employer must grant the works council committee access to the lists of gross wages and salaries of employees, broken down by sex and including all pay components (such as above-tariff allowances and individually negotiated payments), prepared in a way that enables the committee to properly answer information requests.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
Works council / works council committee
Check method:
-
Rule set:
Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 13 Absatz 3
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber hat dem Betriebsausschuss Einblick in die Listen über die Bruttolöhne und -gehälter der Beschäftigten zu gewähren und diese aufzuschlüsseln.
Inform works council and employees about incoming pay information requests and responses Reporting Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees
Description:
Where the employer takes over the duty to answer information requests, or where a tariff-bound/tariff-applying employer has no works council, the employer must comprehensively and timely inform the works council or the representatives of the collective bargaining parties about incoming information requests and the given answers, and must inform employees who is providing the answer.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
-
Rule set:
Individual right to information for employees at employers with >200 employees
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 14 Absatz 2 und 3
Source excerpt:
Übernimmt der Arbeitgeber die Erfüllung der Auskunftsverpflichtung, hat er den Betriebsrat umfassend und rechtzeitig über eingehende Auskunftsverlangen sowie über seine Antwort zu informieren. Die Beschäftigten sind jeweils darüber zu informieren, wer die Auskunft erteilt.
Conduct in-company pay review procedure Due Diligence Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees
Description:
Private employers may conduct, on their own responsibility and with participation of the works council, an in-company pay review procedure covering activities subject to the same pay system, consisting of a stock-take, an analysis using valid statistical methods (with data broken down by sex and personal data protected), and a results report, in order to check compliance of pay regulations and paid pay components with the equal pay requirement.
Frequency:
Other
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
Employer, with participation of works council
Check method:
Stock-take, analysis with valid statistical methods, and results report
Rule set:
Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 17, § 18
Source excerpt:
Private Arbeitgeber mit in der Regel mehr als 500 Beschäftigten sind aufgefordert, mithilfe betrieblicher Prüfverfahren ihre Entgeltregelungen und die verschiedenen gezahlten Entgeltbestandteile sowie deren Anwendung regelmäßig auf die Einhaltung des Entgeltgleichheitsgebots im Sinne dieses Gesetzes zu überprüfen.
Remedy identified pay discrimination Other Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees
Description:
If an in-company pay review reveals sex-based pay discrimination, the employer must take suitable measures to eliminate the discrimination.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
-
Rule set:
Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 19
Source excerpt:
Ergeben sich aus einem betrieblichen Prüfverfahren Benachteiligungen wegen des Geschlechts in Bezug auf das Entgelt, ergreift der Arbeitgeber die geeigneten Maßnahmen zur Beseitigung der Benachteiligung.
Inform works council and employees about pay review planning and results Stakeholder Engagement Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees
Description:
The employer must inform the works council in good time about the planning of the in-company pay review procedure, providing the necessary documents, and must inform employees about the results of the procedure.
Frequency:
Event-triggered
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
-
Rule set:
Voluntary in-company pay review procedure for private employers with more than 500 employees
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 20
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber hat den Betriebsrat über die Planung des betrieblichen Prüfverfahrens rechtzeitig unter Vorlage der erforderlichen Unterlagen zu unterrichten.
Prepare equality and pay equity report (five-year cycle) Reporting Equality and pay equity report obligation for tariff-bound or tariff-applying employers with >500 employees (five-year cycle)
Description:
Tariff-bound or tariff-applying employers required to prepare a management report must, every five years, prepare a report covering the past five years describing their measures to promote gender equality and their effects, and their measures to achieve equal pay, or justify why no such measures were taken, and provide sex-disaggregated data on average total employee numbers and average full-time/part-time employee numbers (for the last calendar year of the reporting period, with changes versus the previous report from the second report onward). The report must be attached to the next management report and disclosed in the company register.
Frequency:
Other
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
Disclosure in the company register as annex to the management report
Rule set:
Equality and pay equity report obligation for tariff-bound or tariff-applying employers with >500 employees (five-year cycle)
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 21, § 22 Absatz 1
Source excerpt:
Arbeitgeber mit in der Regel mehr als 500 Beschäftigten, die zur Erstellung eines Lageberichts nach den §§ 264 und 289 des Handelsgesetzbuches verpflichtet sind, erstellen einen Bericht zur Gleichstellung und Entgeltgleichheit
Prepare equality and pay equity report (three-year cycle) Reporting Equality and pay equity report obligation for other employers with >500 employees (three-year cycle)
Description:
Employers not bound by or applying a collective pay agreement, but required to prepare a management report, must every three years prepare a report covering the past three years describing their measures to promote gender equality and their effects, and their measures to achieve equal pay, or justify why no such measures were taken, and provide sex-disaggregated data on average total employee numbers and average full-time/part-time employee numbers (for the last calendar year of the reporting period, with changes versus the previous report from the second report onward). The report must be attached to the next management report and disclosed in the company register.
Frequency:
Other
Check frequency:
-
Products/Services:
-
Checking responsibility:
-
Check method:
Disclosure in the company register as annex to the management report
Rule set:
Equality and pay equity report obligation for other employers with >500 employees (three-year cycle)
Conditions of Rule Set:
Source reference:
§ 21, § 22 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Alle anderen Arbeitgeber nach § 21 Absatz 1 erstellen den Bericht alle drei Jahre. Der Berichtszeitraum umfasst die vergangenen drei Jahre.

Measures

Title Due date
Design non-discriminatory pay systems -
Description:
Ensure that any pay system used, as a whole and in its individual pay components, objectively reflects the type of work to be performed, is based on criteria common to female and male employees, weights differentiation criteria without discrimination, and is transparent overall, so that discrimination based on sex is excluded.
Obligations:
  • Design pay systems free of sex discrimination
Source reference:
§ 4 Absatz 4
Source excerpt:
Verwendet der Arbeitgeber für das Entgelt, das den Beschäftigten zusteht, ein Entgeltsystem, müssen dieses Entgeltsystem als Ganzes und auch die einzelnen Entgeltbestandteile so ausgestaltet sein, dass eine Benachteiligung wegen des Geschlechts ausgeschlossen ist.
Take preventive and corrective measures against pay discrimination -
Description:
Implement the necessary measures, including preventive ones, to protect employees from discrimination based on sex regarding pay, ensuring equal pay for equal or equivalent work is not undermined.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 6 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Arbeitgeber sind verpflichtet, die erforderlichen Maßnahmen zu treffen, um die Beschäftigten vor Benachteiligungen wegen des Geschlechts in Bezug auf das Entgelt zu schützen. Dieser Schutz umfasst auch vorbeugende Maßnahmen.
Pay equal wages for equal or equivalent work regardless of sex -
Description:
Agree and pay the same amount of remuneration for equal or equivalent work performed by employees, irrespective of their sex, ensuring no employee receives lower pay because of gender.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 7
Source excerpt:
Bei Beschäftigungsverhältnissen darf für gleiche oder für gleichwertige Arbeit nicht wegen des Geschlechts der oder des Beschäftigten ein geringeres Entgelt vereinbart oder gezahlt werden als bei einer oder einem Beschäftigten des anderen Geschlechts.
Void discriminatory pay agreement clauses -
Description:
Treat provisions in pay agreements that violate the discrimination or equal pay prohibitions as void and refrain from applying or enforcing such clauses.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 8 Absatz 1
Source excerpt:
Bestimmungen in Vereinbarungen, die gegen § 3 oder § 7 verstoßen, sind unwirksam.
Restrict use of pay information from information requests -
Description:
Limit the use of information obtained through an information request to the assertion of rights under the law, and refrain from publishing personal salary data or passing it on to third parties.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 8 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Die Nutzung der in einem Auskunftsverlangen erlangten Informationen ist auf die Geltendmachung von Rechten im Sinne dieses Gesetzes beschränkt. Die Veröffentlichung personenbezogener Gehaltsangaben und die Weitergabe an Dritte sind von dem Nutzungsrecht nicht umfasst.
Refrain from retaliating against employees exercising rights under the law -
Description:
Do not disadvantage employees because they exercised rights under this law, and extend this protection to persons who support them or testify as witnesses in this context.
Obligations:
  • Prohibition of retaliation against employees exercising rights
Source reference:
§ 9
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber darf Beschäftigte nicht wegen der Inanspruchnahme von Rechten nach diesem Gesetz benachteiligen. Gleiches gilt für Personen, welche die Beschäftigten hierbei unterstützen oder als Zeuginnen oder Zeugen aussagen.
Respond to employee information requests on comparative pay within three months -
Description:
Provide the requested information on average monthly gross pay and up to two individual pay components for a comparable role, in text form, within three months of receiving the employee's information request; if a delay is likely, inform the employee and respond without further delay.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 15 Absatz 3
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber oder der Betriebsrat ist verpflichtet, die nach § 10 verlangten Auskünfte innerhalb von drei Monaten nach Zugang des Auskunftsverlangens in Textform zu erteilen. Droht Fristversäumnis, hat der Arbeitgeber oder der Betriebsrat die auskunftverlangende Beschäftigte oder den auskunftverlangenden Beschäftigten darüber zu informieren und die Antwort ohne weiteres Verzögern zu erteilen.
Safeguard personal data when responding to pay information requests -
Description:
Ensure the protection of personal data of both the requesting employee and affected employees when responding to an information request, in particular by not disclosing comparative pay where the comparative role is performed by fewer than six employees of the other sex, and by ensuring only persons entrusted with answering the request have access to the necessary data.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 12 Absatz 3
Source excerpt:
Bei der Beantwortung eines Auskunftsverlangens ist der Schutz personenbezogener Daten der auskunftverlangenden Beschäftigten sowie der vom Auskunftsverlangen betroffenen Beschäftigten zu wahren. Insbesondere ist das Vergleichsentgelt nicht anzugeben, wenn die Vergleichstätigkeit von weniger als sechs Beschäftigten des jeweils anderen Geschlechts ausgeübt wird. Es ist sicherzustellen, dass nur die mit der Beantwortung betrauten Personen Kenntnis von den hierfür notwendigen Daten erlangen.
Grant works council access to gross pay lists broken down by pay component and gender -
Description:
Provide the works council committee with access to the lists of gross wages and salaries, broken down by sex, including all pay components such as above-tariff allowances and individually negotiated payments, prepared so that the committee can properly fulfil information requests.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 13 Absatz 3
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber hat dem Betriebsausschuss Einblick in die Listen über die Bruttolöhne und -gehälter der Beschäftigten zu gewähren und diese aufzuschlüsseln. Die Entgeltlisten müssen nach Geschlecht aufgeschlüsselt alle Entgeltbestandteile enthalten einschließlich übertariflicher Zulagen und solcher Zahlungen, die individuell ausgehandelt und gezahlt werden.
Declare application of collective pay agreements to works council -
Description:
Provide the works council in writing or text form with a declaration of whether the company applies collective pay agreements equivalently, to support the council's handling of information requests.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 13 Absatz 5
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber erklärt schriftlich oder in Textform gegenüber dem Betriebsrat für dessen Beantwortung des Auskunftsverlangens, ob eine § 5 Absatz 5 entsprechende Anwendung der tariflichen Regelungen zum Entgelt erfolgt.
Inform works council about incoming information requests and responses -
Description:
Where the employer takes over the duty to respond to information requests, comprehensively and timely inform the works council about incoming requests and the answers given, and inform employees who is providing the answer.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 14 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Übernimmt der Arbeitgeber die Erfüllung der Auskunftsverpflichtung, hat er den Betriebsrat umfassend und rechtzeitig über eingehende Auskunftsverlangen sowie über seine Antwort zu informieren. Die Beschäftigten sind jeweils darüber zu informieren, wer die Auskunft erteilt.
Conduct regular company pay equity review procedures -
Description:
For private employers with typically more than 500 employees, regularly review pay regulations and the various pay components paid, as well as their application, for compliance with the equal pay obligation using company review procedures consisting of a fact-finding stage, analysis, and a results report, using valid statistical methods with data broken down by sex, while safeguarding personal data.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 17 Absatz 1, § 18 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Private Arbeitgeber mit in der Regel mehr als 500 Beschäftigten sind aufgefordert, mithilfe betrieblicher Prüfverfahren ihre Entgeltregelungen und die verschiedenen gezahlten Entgeltbestandteile sowie deren Anwendung regelmäßig auf die Einhaltung des Entgeltgleichheitsgebots im Sinne dieses Gesetzes zu überprüfen.
Take suitable measures to eliminate identified pay discrimination -
Description:
Where a company review procedure reveals discrimination based on sex in relation to pay, take suitable measures to eliminate that discrimination.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 19
Source excerpt:
Ergeben sich aus einem betrieblichen Prüfverfahren Benachteiligungen wegen des Geschlechts in Bezug auf das Entgelt, ergreift der Arbeitgeber die geeigneten Maßnahmen zur Beseitigung der Benachteiligung.
Notify works council in advance of planned pay review procedure -
Description:
Inform the works council in a timely manner about the planning of the company pay review procedure, providing the necessary documents.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 20 Absatz 1
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber hat den Betriebsrat über die Planung des betrieblichen Prüfverfahrens rechtzeitig unter Vorlage der erforderlichen Unterlagen zu unterrichten.
Inform employees about the results of the pay review procedure -
Description:
Inform employees about the results of the company pay review procedure, observing the relevant provisions of the Works Constitution Act.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 20 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Die Beschäftigten sind über die Ergebnisse des betrieblichen Prüfverfahrens zu informieren. § 43 Absatz 2 und § 53 Absatz 2 des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes sind zu beachten.
Prepare and publish an equal pay and equality report -
Description:
Employers with typically more than 500 employees who are required to prepare a management report must draw up a report on equality and equal pay describing their measures to promote gender equality and their measures to achieve equal pay, including sex-disaggregated staff figures, and justify the absence of such measures if none are taken; attach the report to the next management report and disclose it in the company register.
Obligations:
  • Equal pay obligation
Source reference:
§ 21, § 22 Absatz 4
Source excerpt:
Arbeitgeber mit in der Regel mehr als 500 Beschäftigten, die zur Erstellung eines Lageberichts nach den §§ 264 und 289 des Handelsgesetzbuches verpflichtet sind, erstellen einen Bericht zur Gleichstellung und Entgeltgleichheit, in dem sie Folgendes darstellen: ... Der Bericht nach § 21 ist dem nächsten Lagebericht nach § 289 des Handelsgesetzbuches, der dem jeweiligen Berichtszeitraum folgt, als Anlage beizufügen und im Unternehmensregister offenzulegen.

Penalties

Description Kind Rule set
Provisions in agreements (e.g. employment contracts or collective agreements) that violate the prohibition of direct or indirect pay discrimination or the equal pay obligation are void and have no legal effect. Other Prohibitions and Exclusions -
Responsible authority:
-
Source reference:
§ 8 Absatz 1
Source excerpt:
Bestimmungen in Vereinbarungen, die gegen § 3 oder § 7 verstoßen, sind unwirksam.
If an employer fails to fulfil its duty to provide pay information under the individual information right, it bears the burden of proof in any dispute that no violation of the equal pay obligation occurred, including where the works council could not answer due to reasons attributable to the employer. Other -
Responsible authority:
-
Source reference:
§ 15 Absatz 5
Source excerpt:
Unterlässt der Arbeitgeber die Erfüllung seiner Auskunftspflicht, trägt er im Streitfall die Beweislast dafür, dass kein Verstoß gegen das Entgeltgleichheitsgebot im Sinne dieses Gesetzes vorliegt. Dies gilt auch, wenn der Betriebsrat aus Gründen, die der Arbeitgeber zu vertreten hat, die Auskunft nicht erteilen konnte.
Employees disadvantaged due to a violation of the equal pay obligation or discriminated against for asserting their rights under this law (or supporting others in doing so) can bring individual claims against the employer, for example for back pay or damages, before the labour courts. Private Action -
Responsible authority:
Arbeitsgerichte
Source reference:
§ 7, § 9
Source excerpt:
Der Arbeitgeber darf Beschäftigte nicht wegen der Inanspruchnahme von Rechten nach diesem Gesetz benachteiligen. Gleiches gilt für Personen, welche die Beschäftigten hierbei unterstützen oder als Zeuginnen oder Zeugen aussagen.

Milestones

Date Type Description
2018-01-01 Other Companies subject to the reporting obligation must prepare their first report on equality and equal pay in 2018.
Source reference:
§ 25 Absatz 2
Source excerpt:
Der Bericht nach § 21 ist erstmals im Jahr 2018 zu erstellen.
2018-01-06 Application Start Employees may first assert the individual right to information on comparative pay six calendar months after 6 July 2017.
Source reference:
§ 25 Absatz 1
Source excerpt:
Der Auskunftsanspruch nach § 10 kann erstmals sechs Kalendermonate nach dem 6. Juli 2017 geltend gemacht werden.
2022-08-01 Application Start The updated rule requiring the equal pay report to be attached to the management report and disclosed in the company register applies from this date onward.
Source reference:
§ 25 Absatz 4
Source excerpt:
§ 22 Absatz 4 in der ab dem 1. August 2022 geltenden Fassung ist erstmals anzuwenden auf Berichte zur Gleichstellung und Entgeltgleichheit, die Lageberichten beizufügen sind, welche für das nach dem 31. Dezember 2021 beginnende Geschäftsjahr aufgestellt werden.

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