Question

Correct the following statement and rewrite:
The Equal Wages Act provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work only to men.

Answer 1

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Explanation:

The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 aims to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

But even today, it is believed that women are still paid, on average, only 78% of what men are paid.