News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Employers will need to take corrective measures if the pay gap exceeds 5% without justifications, while employees will have the right to access sex-disaggregated data on salary and know the criteria used to define salary and pay rises, which will need to be gender-neutral. The EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli welcomed the Parliament’s support for the new rules