Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 3, line 17, to delete "may" and substitute "shall".

These are simple amendments to ensure that neither the scheme nor the publication will be optional and to ensure it will not be left to the discretion of the company whether to partake in the scheme. I fail to see the point in making legislative provision if people can just actively ignore it. It would have as much power as labour guidelines on how workplaces should address the issue of gender pay gaps. If we are to be serious about this, the legislation before us should not be merely tokenistic. That is the rationale for the amendments.