Combating the gender pay gap: remember not to forget to draw up the 2021-2022 report!

In order to determine whether the remuneration policy conducted within their company is gender neutral, certain employers must make a detailed analysis of the employees’ remuneration structure.

The next analysis report concerns the financial years 2021-2022.

The last report concerned the financial years 2019-2020.

Employers concerned 

Companies that usually employ an average of at least 50 employees are required to draw up an analysis report of the employees’ remuneration structure.

To obtain the average number of employees employed in the company, the same calculation methods are used as those that apply for the social elections.

Long or short form 

The analysis report of the employees’ remuneration structure is drawn up on the basis of:

• a long form if the employer usually employs at least 100 employees on average;
• a short form if the employer usually employs at least 50 employees but less than 100 employees on average.

Procedure and deadlines 

Every two years, the employers concerned must present the analysis report of the employees’ remuneration structure to the Works Council or, in the absence hereof, to the trade union delegation.

This report will be presented and discussed in the course of the 3 months following the closing of the financial year, (in principle) this is 31 March 2023 at the latest for the next report. It will be presented at least 15 days prior to the meeting in which the report is discussed.

Contact your Payroll Consultant to obtain a document (report) that will help you complete your 2021-2022 analysis report.

Sources: Act of 22 April 2012 combating the gender pay gap; Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 on the analysis report with regard to employees' remuneration structure, Belgian Official Gazette of 15 May 2014; Ministerial Decree of 25 April 2014 establishing the model forms which are to serve as a basis for the analysis report of the employees' remuneration structure, Belgian Official Gazette of 15 May 2014; website of the Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue.