Entgelttransparenz

pay transparency

noun ent-GELT-tran-spa-rents Rare

Also means

wage transparency

Usage Note

Entgelttransparenz is the legal and political concept requiring employers to disclose salary information so that pay inequalities (especially gender-based) can be identified. The Entgelttransparenzgesetz (2017) obliges German employers to provide salary data on request.

Examples

"Das Gesetz zur Entgelttransparenz soll die Lohnlücke zwischen Männern und Frauen schließen."

Natural Translation

The law on pay transparency is intended to close the pay gap between men and women.

Literal Translation

The law on pay-transparency shall the pay-gap between men and women close.

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