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Many businesses have considered  involved in the pay auditing process
       implementing similar methods  because pay gap reporting laws are
       laid down by OECD. However,  frequently not well recognized.
       to prevent resentment among  Worker and public understanding
       team members, most businesses,  of pay reporting outcomes can also
       particularly those in competitive job  assist in promoting support for pay
       markets like India, have abandoned  fairness.
       the idea. The problems may be too   There should be clear procedures
       numerous for Indian businesses,    and rules for wage gap reporting. By
       particularly the extra costs associated   providing employers with precise
       with equating compensation in the   and  straightforward  definitions
       event of a desire for wage increases   of the statistics that must be
       or high staff turnover.            reported, governments  can aid in

        Conclusion                        the  simplification  of  the  wage  gap
        Although many pay transparency    reporting process. Additionally,
       regulations  have  only  recently   digital  tools  can  aid  businesses  in
       been implemented and require       calculating salary discrepancies.
       further  systemic  analysis,  several   Nations  like  Canada,  Israel,
       policy findings have emerged across   Portugal,  France,  and  Switzerland
       nations. Other strategies are less   have created publicly accessible
       common yet can show results and    official   calculators   to   assist
       be implemented in India. They can   businesses in meeting pay reporting
       be explained as follows:           standards. France is an illustration
                                          of a nation with a lengthy but
        Promoting pay gap reporting,      straightforward list of wage figures
       equal pay audits, and compliance   needed for an audit.
       with  the  law  depend  on  getting
       support from various players. The   Governments must weigh the
       poor quality of companies’ reported   benefits  and  drawbacks  of  the
       wage  gap  figures  is  regularly  cited   various wage gap figures that must be
       as an issue. Achieving buy-in from   reported. Some nations request one
       stakeholders  may  contribute  to   or two straightforward data points,
       better reporting and, when necessary,   such as the mean and median salary
       follow-up measures. Workers, social   difference. In contrast, others need
       partners, and the government are   a long list of gender-disaggregated
       often involved in pay reporting in   statistics on wage and employment
       nations with several parties. Unions   outcomes  across  various  jobs.
       or works councils are frequently   Every strategy has advantages and


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