Under the Royal Decree 902/2020, on gender pay equality which came into force on April 14, 2021 all companies are required to keep a salary register in compliance with the new legislation, regardless of the number of employees.
The decree also makes it mandatory for companies with over 100 employees to implement a gender equality plan and conduct a pay audit by March 2021. The text of the decree sets out the minimum requirements in terms of the content, how to make workforce calculations, the obligation to conduct a pay audit as part of the plan, implementation deadlines, competence of the negotiation committee, among other matters, as well as its period of validity, which may not exceed four years.
Implication:
The companies will have to take steps to maintain salary register and implement the gender equality plan.