歐萊雅Fairwage生活工資評估常見問題:

1. What is at stake – about LW?

1.1. Why is the LW an issue, why is it scrutinized so closely today, and who is standing for it?

1.2. Why is LW addressing poverty, inequalities, and notably gender equity issues?

1.3. What are the main differences between minimum, living, fair wage?

1.4. How do those notions compare to poverty rate or median income?

1.5. In which countries and activities do we often find major LW issues and gaps compared to minimum wage and general market practices?

1.6. Are there countries where it is unnecessary to conduct the living wage gap analysis?

2. The target and scope

2.1. Is LW a ceiling target? Is that OK to pay the LW in the countries where the LW is below the minimum wage?

2.2. Is it expected to comply to LW everywhere in a defined timeframe?

2.3. What if the Company is good with regard to LW in “full cash”, but not if are removed the variable wage components?

2.4. How to evaluate LW achievement for part-time employees?

2.5. How to evaluate LW achievement for employees paid by piecework?

3. L’Oréal and LW ambition

3.1. Why does L’Oréal consider Companies have a role to play, internally and with their extended ecosystem of suppliers? What is concretely doing L’Oréal to stand and take action for achieving LW?

3.2. Does LW ambition apply to L’Oréal strategic suppliers’ employees only, or also to their own suppliers, contractors, temping agencies, upstream and all along the supply chain with tier suppliers?

3.3. How is L’Oréal intending to evaluate, verify, follow up, and valorize its suppliers’performance on LW?

4. About Fairwage Network and the methodology

4.1. Who defines the level of Living Wage per country?

4.2. Why did L’Oréal choose FairWage Network (FWN) as the standard and partner on LW?

4.3. Does L’Oréal accept other standards but Fair Wage Network?

4.4. What is IDH? Is that mandatory to sign the IDH CTA to be considered as committed for LW?

4.5. How is the LW evaluated/calculated by FWN to build its database?

4.6. Is there a LW per personal situation regarding household?

4.7. Is the LW defined per country or even more local region per country?

4.8. Is L’Oréal giving access to the FWN database to the suppliers?

4.9. With which frequency is it updated, and which impact does that have on the necessity to constantly actualize Company’s achievement toward LW?

4.10 Why is gross salary take into account whereas the employee can count only on the net wage to pay for its needs?