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General newsletter March 2016
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WageIndicator - March 2016
Welcome to the first WageIndicator newsletter for 2016. Our teams have been busy collecting and updating information on new minimum wages, publications and CBAs, and we have two new global maps reflecting and comparing country-specific labour laws and the gender pay gap. We also have a special new test for employers and employees to measure themselves according to the gender pay gap. You can find out about our new feedback system and how our users rate us. And because March 8 is International Women’s Day, we launch our unique FAQ on sexual harassment – what it is, and what to do about it. Enjoy the read!

Global Gender Pay Gap Maps - New!

WageIndicator has developed a unique global Gender Pay Map. It indicates what the wage disparities are between men and women around the world and it allows for comparison in percentages and rankings. To generate these indications data from WageIndicator surveys, OECD, Eurostat and World Economic Forum are used. Have a look and see how YOUR country rates.

Sexual harassment - start of a broad information offensive in 60 plus countries

WageIndicator has started a broad information offensive, ahead of the ILO, which will launch its campaign against sexual harassement in 2018. What is it? How to recognize it? What to do against it? WageIndicator will publish in 60 plus countries.

A good Collective Agreement for Women is good for all

On March 12 women in The Netherlands discuss what the ideal clauses in a Collective Agreement should be. What is essential? More weeks of maternity leave? More flexibility in hours per week, per month, per year? More options for promotion instead of being pinned down at the statutory Minimum Wage level for the rest of one's working life?

Labour Law compared for 152 countries. Cool global and regional maps

How is minimum wage arranged? Check this map.
Working hours: In a split second you understand where those live who make many hours. Check this map.
All maps are organised around themes, like anit-slavery, leave, contracts, labour rights, mothers and work.

WageIndicator Publications 2016

In January and February 2016 a dozen publications based on the analyses of WageIndicator data saw light. These publications have appeared in, amongst others, the IZA Journal of Labour Economics and the Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development. The papers deal with topics like the Gender Pay Gap in Europe; online job vacancies; the competitive advantage of a foreign language on the labour market; wage changes of sales personnel in Germany; a Sub-Saharan African estimation of the likelihoofd that women working are to be fiound in the service sectors in formal enterprises. All these papers are exclusiveily based on WageIndicator data.
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Free tests to reduce gender pay gap

The gender pay gap is a costly affair. A pay gap of 19,70 % in the UK for instance, substantially reduces the income of a woman over a period of 30 years.To assist women, men and their employers, two tests have been created, i.e. one for employees, one for employers. Theseserve as quickscans and give insight as to how to reduce the gender pay gap. Check. WageIndicator created these tests for more than 40 countries already.
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Choosy with words in Salary Surveys: split-ballot experiment

Writing good survey questions is complex. Careful decisions need to be made, in particular as regards the wording. Obviously a question can be asked in numerous ways. Each way however, may differ when it comes to being understood, e.g. some wordings may be more familiar than others. Previous studies have shown that unfamiliar terms can induce survey break-off and reduce response quality. How to deal with that problem?

How happy do we make you? About users feedback

A new helpdesk system allows visitors to rate WageIndicator feedback. The Help Scout customer support app lets web managers know about their labour law advice, ranging from anywhere between Great or Not Good. How happy do we make you?

Sri Lanka, the ILO and WageIndicator: A successful partnership

The WageIndicator website in Sri Lanka, Salary.lk, in partnership with the ILO, has launched Sinhala and Tamil translations of Sri Lanka’s labour laws. This is expected to dramatically improve awareness of labour laws, and increase monthly web visitors from 15 000 to up to 50 000.

New Year, New Minimum Wages

WageIndicator Foundation collects, compares and shares labour market information through online and offline surveys and research. Its national websites serve as online libraries featuring (living wage) wage information, labour law and career advice, both for employees and employers.

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