Løntransparensdirektivet betragtning 48

English language version pr. 2026-10-06 tier 3 Direktiv (EU) 2023/970, CELEX 32023L0970

Bringing claims on behalf or in support of several workers is a way to facilitate proceedings that would not otherwise have been brought because of procedural and financial barriers or a fear of victimisation. It is also facilitative when workers are facing discrimination on multiple grounds which can be difficult to disentangle. Collective claims have the potential to uncover systemic discrimination and create visibility of the right to equal pay and of gender equality in society as a whole. The possibility of collective redress could motivate pro-active compliance with pay transparency measures, creating peer pressure, increasing employers’ awareness and willingness to act preventively, and addressing the systemic nature of pay discrimination. Member States may decide to set qualification criteria for representatives of workers in court proceedings relating to equal pay claims, in order to ensure that such representatives are adequately qualified.