Art. 7 reply deadline

Workers shall have the right to request and receive in writing, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4, information on their individual pay level and the average pay levels, broken down by sex, for categories of workers performing the same work as them or work of equal value to theirs.

Employers shall inform all workers, on an annual basis, of their right to receive the information referred to in paragraph 1 and of the steps that the worker is to undertake to exercise that right.

Employers shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 within a reasonable period of time but in any event within two months from the date on which the request is made.

Member States may decide that, where the disclosure of information pursuant to Articles 7, 9 and 10 would lead to the disclosure, either directly or indirectly, of the pay of an identifiable worker, only the workers’ representatives, the labour inspectorate or the equality body shall have access to that information. The workers’ representatives or the equality body shall advise workers regarding a possible claim under this Directive without disclosing actual pay levels of individual workers performing the same work or work of equal value. For the purposes of monitoring pursuant to Article 29, the information shall be made available without restriction.

Fermo restando quanto previsto dall'articolo 1, comma 1, lettera n), del decreto legislativo 26 maggio 1997, n. 152, e' riconosciuto ai lavoratori il diritto di richiedere e ricevere per iscritto, entro due mesi dalla richiesta, anche per il tramite dei loro rappresentanti o degli organismi per la parita', su specifica delega, le informazioni sui livelli retributivi medi, ripartiti per sesso, delle categorie di lavoratori che svolgono lo stesso lavoro o un lavoro di pari valore. Il diritto di cui al presente comma non puo' essere esercitato piu' di una volta all'anno.

I datori di lavoro informano annualmente tutti i lavoratori del loro diritto di ricevere le informazioni di cui al comma 1 e delle modalita' per l'esercizio di tale diritto.