Il lungo cammino verso la realizzazione della parità retributiva tra lavoratori e lavoratrici e la direttiva 2023/970 sulla trasparenza salariale: il punto di arrivo?

The present article tackles the sensitive right to pay equality between men and women for the same work or for a work of equal value. The opportunity to discuss the issue stems from Directive 2023/970 on pay transparency. The first part of the contribution recalls the development of the right to equal pay at the International and European level. Then, it analyses its evolution in EEC/EU primary and secondary law. An important part of the following analysis is dedicated to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, that has clarified and specified the content and the impact of the right to equal pay. Finally, the article focusses on the content of the new directive, in order to offer first remarks on its effectiveness and its usefulness for the final achievement of the right to equal pay