The EU Pay Transparency Directive is changing far more than reporting requirements.
It affects recruitment, job architecture, salary ranges, pay and promotion decisions, employee information requests, and manager communication.
For international organisations, the challenge is even greater: a common European framework must be implemented through national legislation, while HR teams need to manage consistent processes across multiple countries.
In this two-hour practical session, we will explore what is changing for HR, which processes need to be reviewed, and how to build a manageable multi-country approach to pay transparency.

Participants will work through a realistic multi-country case, making decisions that closely reflect the challenges faced by international organisations.

This session is designed for:

• HR Directors and HR Leaders
• HR Business Partners
• Total Rewards and Compensation & Benefits professionals
• HR Operations and People Operations teams
• HR professionals responsible for multiple European countries
• Leaders involved in pay, promotion and reward decisions

Participants will work on a case based on a fictional international company operating across several European countries.
The company faces several challenges:

• No consistent job architecture across the organisation
• Salary ranges exist for only part of the workforce
• Different payroll providers are used across countries
• A potential pay difference has been identified within one employee category
• An employee has requested information about their pay level

The HR team needs to determine how to establish a consistent approach across European and non-European locations.
Working in teams, participants will:

1. Identify the key areas of risk
2. Determine which data and information are missing
3. Identify the applicable regulatory requirements
4. Decide which level of the organisation should own each action
5. Develop an appropriate HR response
6. Draft a response to the employee
7. Identify the questions that should be escalated to Legal / local counsel

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive
• Distinguish between EU-level requirements and national requirements
• Identify HR processes that may need to change
• Conduct an initial pay transparency risk assessment
• Formulate effective questions and instructions for local counsel
• Define the first practical steps towards organisational readiness
• Respond more confidently to questions from employees and managers