Pay equity and transparency compliance software RFP Checklist
What is the RFP Checklist?
Designed for Total Rewards, HR, and Compliance leaders responsible for pay equity at scale, this Pay Equity RFP Checklist is your essential guide to evaluating and selecting the right technology partner for pay equity and transparency. From identifying unexplained pay gaps equal or greater to 5% (as mandated by the EU Pay Transparency Directive) to evaluating cross-border reporting readiness, the checklist helps you ask the right questions from the start.
Download the checklist.
What’s inside?
Over 100 rigorously crafted questions
Must-have capabilities
Like regression-based analysis, remediation budgeting, root-cause diagnostics, and multi-country, multi-currency reporting
Evaluation criteria
For security, governance, and localization (language, legal, and cultural nuance)
Requirements aligned with pay equity standards
Both EU and U.S., including the Directive’s 5-pillar framework and U.S. best practices for statistical significance and EEOC compliance.
For HR and Compensation leaders
Must-have capabilities like regression-based analysis, remediation budgeting, root-cause diagnostics, and multi-country, multi-currency reporting
Operating under the EU Pay Transparency Directive's complex mandates
Managing Right to Information requests in 24 languages
Preparing joint pay assessments with works councils
Aligning U.S.-based pay practices with emerging global expectations
Why it matters
This is a due diligence tool and a strategic advantage. The right vendor will help you go beyond check-the-box compliance, arming you with insights, defensible methodologies, and automation to reduce legal risk, meet global disclosure requirements, and build internal trust.
With the right questions, you'll choose the right partner for today’s regulations and tomorrow’s expectations.
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Build a strong business case for investment -
Assess vendors on the core functionality, flexibility, and foresight
required to build long-term, explainable fair pay strategies -
Align stakeholders across functions and geographies
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Ensure your organization is ready for 2026 and beyond
