Info 04 March 2021 by eub2 -- last modified 04 March 2021 The European Commission presented on 4 March a proposal on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work. Advertisement The right to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value between female and male workers has been a founding principle of the European Union since the 1957 Treaty of Rome. A 2006 Directive (Directive 2006/54/EC) on equal treatment of women and men in matters of employment and occupation already requires employers to ensure equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between women and men. It was complemented in