Compliance Obligation

Brazil
Pay Equity Law is Now in Effect

The EDGE Empower® ecosystem solution offers a holistic approach to improving transparency and accountability in gender pay gap reports, and enables a deeper understanding of the systemic causes of disparities.

Gender inequality is a prominent issue for organizations in Brazil

Law No. 14.611/2023

Came into effect on July 4, 2023, to ensure equal pay for women and men who perform the same work or work of equal value with additional measures that must be observed by organizations. Including mandated wage transparency, and it also introduces more severe legal and monetary penalties for non-compliance.

57th
Brazil is ranked 57th in the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Gender Gap for its gender gap between men and women across economic, educational, health and political outcomes.
27%
In 2023, Brazil’s gender gap
stands at 27%, ranking among
the worst in 22 analyzed 
LATAM countries.
36,889
Wage inequality lawsuits in 2022,
despite existing laws, such as
Article 461 of the Consolidation
of Labor Laws prohibiting wage
discrimination.

As an HR Professional and Human Capital Executive, 
what does it mean for you?

Pay Equity

  • Implement transparent wage policies and objective pay criteria.
  • Establish dedicated channels for reporting pay disparities.
  • Offer training and qualification programmes to empower women within your organization.
  • Launch diversity and inclusion programs, including gender equity training.

Tougher Penalties

Transparency Reports

Your Next Steps

1

Submit pay gap transparency reports every March and September, covering
dimensions such as gender, age, race, and nationality, each year.

2

Develop and present action plans to effectively address gender bias.

3

Initiate diversity, fairness, and inclusion programs and provide training for women.

Navigate the complex compliance landscape 
with an EDGE today!

Learn how EDGE Empower®, the leading platform for fair, diverse, and inclusive workplaces, can support your organization’s regulatory compliance and help you to become eligible for EDGE Certification® by booking a demo, today.

Why choose EDGE Empower®?

Compliance:

Simplified

EDGE Empower® provides a holistic approach to meet regulatory compliance across pay equity, CSRD, EU Pay Transparency Directive, and other local reporting obligations.

Commitment:
Certified

EDGE Empower® brings data-led clarity to verify where and how workplace diversity, fairness, and inclusion goals are being achieved. EDGE Empower® prepares organizations for the independently verified EDGE Certification®.

Competitive advantage:

Delivered

EDGE Empower® enables organizations to reap the benefits of their investments in a fair and inclusive workplace for all, and become recognized as the organization to work for, to buy from, to do business with, and to invest in.

Improve transparency and accountability in your gender pay gap reports

Choose between our Edge Empower® or our EDGE Empower® with EDGEplus, add a Pay Tool, and start addressing your pay gap today.

EDGE Empower®
The software solution to measure where you stand in terms of gender equity.
  • EDGE Insights®
    Workforce Analytics
  • EDGE Knowledge®
    The latest Thought Leadership and best practices
  • EDGE Connections®
    A worldwide community of HR professionals
  • EDGE Certification® Bootcamp
    Preparation for the EDGE Certification®
  • EDGE Compliance Bootcamp
    Preparation for CSRD / ESRS-S1 reporting
ADD OUR PAY TOOL TO YOUR PLANOptional
EDGE Empower® Pay Tool
Offline gender pay gap analyses
EDGE Empower® with EDGE Plus
A comprehensive suite for in-depth workplace gender and intersectional equity.
  • EDGE Insights®
    Workforce Analytics
  • EDGE Knowledge®
    The latest Thought Leadership and best practices
  • EDGE Connections®
    A worldwide community of HR professionals
  • EDGE Certification® Bootcamp
    Preparation for the EDGE Certification
  • EDGE Compliance Bootcamp (due July 2024)
    Preparation for CSRD / ESRS-S1 reporting
SELECT YOUR DIVERSITY DIMENSIONSMandatory
EDGEplus
Choose which dimensions you want to include in your plan
Add one of our Pay Tools to your planOptional
EDGE Empower® Pay Tool
Offline gender pay gap analyses
EDGEplus Pay Tool
Offline intersectional pay gap
analyses