Iceland Becomes First Country To Legalise Equal Pay

In Iceland, an example of what happens if you actually elect women. In Iceland, it’s now illegal to pay men more than women. Iceland legalises equal pay between men and women in a world first. A new law making it illegal to pay men more than women has taken effect in Iceland.

The legislation, which came into force on Monday, the first day of 2018, makes Iceland the first country in the world to legalise equal pay between men and women.

Under the new rules, companies and government agencies employing at least 25 people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay policies.

Those that fail to prove pay parity will face fines. “The legislation is basically a mechanism that companies and organisations … evaluate every job that’s being done, and then they get a certification after they confirm the process if they are paying men and women equally,” said Dagny Osk Aradottir Pind, a board member of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association….Iceland Country Legalise Equal Pay
The Global Gender Gap Report 2017