
Why Europe Should Be Serious About Transparency on Pay
Marianna Baggio and Christine Aumayr-Pintar
The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive offers a powerful tool for equality, but only if member states implement it with rigour and ambition.
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Christine Aumayr-Pintar is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. She coordinates Eurofound’s research on social dialogue and industrial relations and oversees the Network of Eurofound Correspondents (NEC).

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