EQUAL-SALARY certification
Demonstrate your commitment to gender equality. Get EQUAL-SALARY certified.
Are you ready to join the increasing number of organisations earning the right to use the EQUAL-SALARY label in their company communications?
The bottom line is pay. Prove that you’re paying men and women equally.
Equal pay isn’t just a human right. It’s a business imperative. There’s now so much evidence on the benefits of gender equality and a diverse workforce that CEOs are expected to deliver.
By committing to diversity and equality, you improve your employer and company brand which enables you to attract and retain the best talent. It also attracts positive attention from new customers and enhances your reputation among investors.
Your commitment starts with the EQUAL-SALARY certification. It demonstrates that you’re paying men and women equal pay for equal work. The EQUAL-SALARY Foundation is an independent organisation that issues the certificate based on a consistent scientific approach. You also gain valuable insights into opportunities for improvement.
The EQUAL-SALARY certification puts you at the forefront of real change, leading the way to eliminate the gender pay gap. Are you ready to join the movement?
July 2020 marked a turning point for large companies in Switzerland with the entry in force of the amended Federal Act on Gender Equality. The amendments of the law bind companies with more than 100 employees to conduct an equal pay analysis by 30 June 2021. Have you conducted this analysis yet?
Benefits of EQUAL-SALARY certification
Confidence
Independent certification by the EQUAL-SALARY Foundation based on PwC’s findings.
Credibility
Focused, consistently applied methodology for certification, so you know that you are applying a robust, tried and tested methodology developed in Switzerland.
Differentiation
Certification earns you a place among the best employers that don’t just talk about their commitment to equality, but can actually demonstrate it.
Fairness is fundamental in creating an engaged and high performing workforce. How can people feel valued knowing or believing that someone else is paid differently for doing the same work?
How to become certified?
Statistical analysis
The company uploads employee data onto the EQUAL-SALARY Foundation’s secured IT platform. All data is pseudonymised before being analysed by PwC. The compensation data are destroyed at the end of the procedure.
A statistical regression model is used to analyse the difference in pay for equal work between men and women. To proceed to step 2, the difference needs to be ≤5% and the regression coefficient ≥90%.
A list of individual employees who are underpaid by >5% is provided so that the company can explain this and/or prepare a remediation plan.
EQUAL-SALARY and PwC partnership
On-site visit by PwC
PwC’s EQUAL-SALARY team carries out an on-site visit to assess:
- management’s commitment to equal treatment for men and women
- integration of equal pay and opportunity strategies in HR processes and policies
- employees’ perception of their company’s practices on equal treatment
Certification
Depending on the result of PwC’s visit, the EQUAL-SALARY Foundation grants the EQUAL-SALARY certificate. This gives the company the right to use the EQUAL-SALARY label.
The EQUAL-SALARY label can be used on all company communications, such as
the website, recruitment ads, letterheads and annual reports.
Monitoring visits
EQUAL-SALARY certification is valid for three years.
During this period, the certified company undergoes two monitoring visits to demonstrate its ongoing commitment and fulfilment of actions to apply a
policy of fair, non-discriminatory treatment for men and women.
