Australian Companies Compelled to Report on Gender Pay Gap

Organisations are being told to prepare to have their gender pay gaps published by workplace gender equality advocates or risk reputational harm. Coworkers Shutterstock

Australian companies that underpay female employees will no longer be able to hide.

The government passed its workplace gender equality bill through the Senate on Thursday, requiring companies with 100 or more employees to publish the incomes of their workers from early next year.