ABIMOTA and BIKiNNOV hosted the seminar “Strategies for Equality at Work” on June 30, 2023, aimed at associates and Human Resources professionals.
The seminar had a panel titled “Wage Equality between Women and Men” with the aim of informing participants about legislation and standards related to wage equality, in order to promote legal compliance and the adoption of appropriate practices by organizations and companies. The panel was moderated by Rosa Monteiro, former Secretary of State for Equality and currently a professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and researcher at the Center for Social Studies (CES). The speakers included: Carla Tavares, President of the Commission for Equality in Work and Employment (CITE); Manuela Moreira, Director of the Local Center of Baixo Vouga; and, Eduardo Feio, Chairman of the Board of Administration of the Port of Aveiro, an entity with an implemented Equality Plan and a policy for women to perform traditionally male roles.
Gil Nadais, Secretary-General of ABIMOTA, stated that “this seminar results from the many doubts of companies in applying Law No. 60/2018 on wage equality, especially in the case of those that were notified by ACT and must present a plan for diagnosis and elimination of wage inequality. There is a need to do work for the two-wheel sector, on the one hand at the level of capacity building, and on the other, the analysis of functions based on objective criteria, which involves updating Collective Work Contracts with social dialogue, given that they are outdated and biased”.
Vital Almeida, President of ABIMOTA, argued that “the sector’s associations have to mobilize in order to create critical mass that allows making the law effective. This is a challenge that ABIMOTA assumes, in order to help its associates. On the other hand, both ABIMOTA and BIKiNNOV are building their Plans for Wage Equality”.
The two entities are committed to promoting a network of collaboration of human resources managers, so joint work sessions will be promoted, which will provide inputs for Equality Plans and for the characterization of the sector.
