Amnesty International Hungary has urged the government to introduce the EU's pay transparency rules, MTI reports.
In a statement on Sunday, the organization noted that the 2023 European Union directive, aimed at eliminating the gender pay gap, requires member states to take steps to ensure pay transparency to address the disparity between men and women.
It added that the deadline for transposing the EU regulation into Hungarian law expired on Sunday.
Officials of the new government told Amnesty International Hungary that the former national economy ministry had not requested an extension of the grace period, so unless the country's leadership implements the system soon, Hungary could face infringement proceedings, the NGO said.
According to the statement, women in Hungary earn on average 17% less than men, resulting in a monthly loss of about HUF 130,000 (EUR 365) and an annual loss of nearly HUF 1.5 million. Amnesty said the introduction of the directive was crucial "so that female employees not only know if they earn less than their male colleagues in the same or equivalent positions, but their workplace is also obliged to rectify the unlawful situation."
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