EU Pay Transparency Directive: How to Prepare — Now
The clock is ticking for global companies: the EU's groundbreaking EU Directive on Equal Pay and Transparency demands unprecedented transparency in pay and career progression. With mandates to disclose pay scales on job postings, report pay gaps, and communicate openly about pay and career progression, the time for companies to act is now.
Though the first report isn’t due until 7 June, 2027, it’s based on pay data from 2026 — meaning you have just two annual compensation cycles to correct issues before they are baked into your public pay reporting. Many other components of the Directive, including pay scale transparency and right to information, are likely to kick in before the due date
Need a plan? Syndio simplifies compliance. Syndio’s experts and leading Workplace Equity Analytics Platform can help you straighten out your data, flag inequities, and incrementally close gaps so your first report can tell a proactive story of progress.
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Understand the 5 key requirements
Get a 101-level overview of the main requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
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All your EU Directive questions, answered
Discover answers to common questions about compliance, timelines, definitions, and more.
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Communicate about pay with confidence
Explore pay real-world pay transparency examples and communications advice.
If you do nothing right now and your first report shows a big miss, you will have a huge issue with employee engagement. People know you had years [to prepare], and then you didn't do anything? That does not sound like a good people strategy.
Anita Lettink, global HR thought leader, Top 100 HR Tech Influencer, and Syndio advisor
LinkedIn Live Recording: How to Prepare for the EU Directive — Now ->
No more double standards, no more excuses. It is high-time both women and men are empowered to claim their right. Equal work of men and women deserves equal pay and transparency is key to make sure this becomes a reality.
Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency
LinkedIn Live Recording: How to Prepare for the EU Directive — Now ->
Bridging the gap can be a costly endeavour. If you can spread out remediation costs over the next 2-3 years, you give yourself time to fix this before you must report, instead of having to do it as one large expense. Companies typically don't have that budget.
Anita Lettink, global HR thought leader, Top 100 HR Tech Influencer, and Syndio advisor
Find out where you owe pay reports
Use our free Global Pay Reports Calculator for a list of countries where you owe reports — then get more details about deadlines and submission requirements.
Syndio can help you comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive
Don’t run out of time to correct pay gaps incrementally, in the most efficient and cost-effective way, before you have to share them publicly. Syndio’s Workplace Equity Analytics Platform speeds up analyses, offers remediation strategies, and streamlines reporting.
From there, you'll be well positioned to address the other requirements of the Directive, from posting equitable salaries to confidently communicating about pay — whether responding to an individual employee's questions or sharing a broader corporate narrative.
PayEQ®
Identify gender pay gaps greater than 5%, apply controls to flag the factors that impact pay, and test budgets for closing pay gaps.
Pay Finder™
Prevent new gaps by ensuring every pay decision is equitable.
Global Pay Reports
Compile the gender pay gap metrics you need to report on and get reports for 29 jurisdictions worldwide.
Communications expertise
Partner with Syndio to develop a communications strategy ahead of your first report.
2019-01-01
PayEQ®
Identify gender pay gaps greater than 5%, apply controls to flag the factors that impact pay, and test budgets for closing pay gaps.
2020-01-01
Pay Finder™
Prevent new gaps by ensuring every pay decision is equitable.
2021-01-01
Global Pay Reports
Compile the gender pay gap metrics you need to report on and get reports for 29 jurisdictions worldwide.
2021-01-01
Communications expertise
Partner with Syndio to develop a communications strategy ahead of your first report.
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Syndio’s mission is to empower employers to eradicate unlawful pay disparities due to gender, race, and ethnicity and make ongoing compensation decisions informed by fairness and equity data. Syndio customers drastically reduce legal risk, saving millions in ongoing remediation and create a positive brand reputation, which helps attract and retain top talent at every level of the business. Syndio is proud to partner with brands who are leading the way in equity and setting the standard for workplace fairness.