This is the first International Women's Day in which companies with over 50 workers that have not a registered an equality plan can face fines of up to €7,500. Yesterday, Monday, was the deadline for all these companies to inform labour authorities of the implementation of this plan, which is regulated by law, within the company. Although the compulsory nature of this rule as such is not new – since 2007 companies with over 250 workers were required to have one – the threshold of the requirement, which has been decreasing until reaching 50 workers, is new.