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Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-8 of the French Labour Code

In companies with at least fifty employees, the employer shall publish each year all the indicators relating to pay gaps between women and men and the measures implemented to eliminate them, in accordance with the procedures and methodology defined by decree. Notwithstanding articles L. 311-6 and L. 312-1-2 of the Code des relations entre le public et l’administration, all of these indicators are made public on the website of the…

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Article L1142-9 of the French Labour Code

In companies with at least fifty employees, when the results obtained by the company with regard to the indicators mentioned in article L. 1142-8 are below a level defined by decree, the negotiations on professional equality provided for in 2° of article L. 2242-1 also cover appropriate and relevant corrective measures and, where applicable, the annual or multi-year programming of financial measures to catch up on salaries. In the absence…

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Article L1142-9-1 of the French Labour Code

When the results obtained by the company with regard to the indicators mentioned in article L. 1142-8 are below a level defined by decree, the employer sets and publishes the targets for progress for each of these indicators, in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles L. 2242-1 and L. 2242-3 and under conditions defined by the same decree.

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Article L1142-10 of the French Labour Code

In companies with at least fifty employees, if the results obtained by the company, with regard to the indicators mentioned in article L. 1142-8, are below a level defined by decree, the company has three years to comply. At the end of this period, if the results obtained are still below the level defined by decree, the employer may be subject to a financial penalty. Where a penalty is applied…

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Article L1142-11 of the French Labour Code

In companies which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ at least one thousand employees, the employer shall publish each year any gaps in representation between women and men among senior managers within the meaning of Article L. 3111-2 of this Code, on the one hand, and members of the management bodies defined inArticle L. 23-12-1 of the Commercial Code, on the other. Notwithstanding Articles L. 311-6 and L. 312-1-2…

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