01/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on Tuesday 1 December urged the European Commission and its President, Ursula von der Leyen, to set a date for a directive on wage transparency. For the unions, it is simply a matter of putting their money where their mouth is and honouring the promises made by the president in the 100-day programme at the beginning of her mandate. Wage transparency measures were due to be presented on 15 December, but have now completely disappeared from the Commission's latest legislative calendar, the ETUC regrets in its press release, which sees this as the hand of the employers' lobby. According to an ETUC study, the gender pay gap could only be closed in 2104 if nothing is done at European level. To view the study: https://bit.ly/3qheIE1 (PH)