Sunafil: Companies that differentiate wages by gender can be fined S / 241,000

Some S/ 241,638 is the fine that companies can receive that make differences in the payment of wages between their workers, just for being male or female to the detriment of the other, when both perform the same tasks in a workplace.

Within the framework of International Women’s Day, Sunafil recalls that wage discrimination based on the sex of workers is a very serious offense.

In 2021 alone, 168 audits have been carried out on companies that would have discriminated against their workers with remuneration. Of that total, 158 correspond to complaints. As a result, 71 inspections ended in infraction acts, which are in the sanctioning administrative process.

The economic activities most frequently audited were manufacturing industries (46 companies), electricity and gas supply (21 companies) and financial intermediation (11 companies).

Likewise, the regions with the most inspections for this concept were: Metropolitan Lima (44), Lambayeque (23), La Libertad (17), among others.

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Every employer has the power to establish their remuneration policies, but must set the requirements to determine the amounts of their remuneration, without incurring in direct or indirect discrimination based on sex.

Likewise, companies must have a Table of Categories and Functions, which must contain the jobs included in the categories, the characteristics of the jobs and the order or hierarchy of the categories, based on their evaluation and the necessity of the economic activity to which the company is dedicated.

Complaints and inquiries

For further guidance, workers and employers can call the toll free line: 0800-16872 or the Sunafil central: 390-2800 option 1.

For face-to-face complaints, you can go to the Lima Metropolitana Intendancy, located in block 8 of Av. Arenales or to the Platforms of Lima Sur (Jirón José María Vílchez 518, San Juan de Miraflores), and Lima Norte (basement of Plaza Norte ).