Today I received a notice from my gestoría indicating that a new law (Real Decreto 902/2020, de 13 de octubre, de igualdad retributiva entre mujeres y hombres) will soon come into force, seeking to bridge Spain’s gender pay gap. Since I’m always on the lookout for new legal terminology, I’m sharing below some of the terms I jotted down as I read the text of the law in the BOE. I’ve included possible English translations. (There may be other appropriate renderings and readers may suggest additional terms).

• brecha salarial (wage/pay gap)
• brecha de género (gender gap)
• igualdad salarial (wage/pay parity)
• principio de igualdad retributiva (equal pay principle)
• igual retributiva/igualdad de remuneración por trabajo de igual valor (equal pay for equal work)
• discriminación retributiva por razón de sexo (gender pay discrimination)
• transparencia retributiva (pay transparency)
• auditoría retributiva (salary review)
• retribuciones/percepciones extrasalariales (non-salary compensation; “perks;” perquisites; fringe benefits)