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| Original name: | Lov (Nr 899 af 2008) om lige løn til mænd og kvinder. |
| Name: | The Equal Pay Act (No. 899 of 2008). |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Subject(s): | Non-discrimination |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2008-09-05 |
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| ISN: | DNK-2008-L-84692 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=84692&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Act online in Danish  Ministry of Employment, www.retsinformation.dk, Denmark, 4 pp. PDF (consulted on 2010-09-20)Unofficial English translation, ILO (consulted on 2010-11-15) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Introduces 9 articles - based on the Act (No. 32 of 1976) respecting equal wages for men and women - concerning, inter alia, the obligation to provide equal pay to men and women; the obligation of public authorities to develop acts, policies, activities etc. that actively promote non-discrimination; the obligation of employers with more than 35 employees to develop gender-based statistics; legal procedure for complaining about gender-based discrimination; and the integration of the EU Directive on equal opportunity and equal treatment of men and women. |
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