Image Guide to Pay Transparency Designed to increase fairness and reduce gender pay gaps by giving current and prospective employees better information for their careers, pay transparency laws are being introduced worldwide. But with legislation varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, multinational employers face challenges maintaining compliance and limiting exposure to employee claims.IEL’s Guide to Pay Transparency provides a comprehensive overview of remuneration disclosure rules across 24 jurisdictions worldwide, as well as advice on how to mitigate risk, and create more transparent and equitable workplaces.Learn more about the response taken in specific countries or build your own report to compare approaches taken around the world. Choose Countries and Select Questions Select specific jurisdictions to filter on Select specific jurisdictions to filter on Austria Belgium Canada Czechia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands Norway Portugal Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden United Kingdom Gender pay gap reporting 01. What laws are in place regarding gender pay gap reporting in your jurisdiction? 02. Which companies are in scope of mandatory gender pay gap reporting? 03. When determining employee numbers, what is the relevant test (for example, the number of employees in a particular entity, those within a specific jurisdiction, or is it necessary to include employees in foreign branches and parent entities)? 04. What types of employees must be taken into account for gender pay gap reporting purposes? Are certain non-employees/employee-like staff to be included (for example, self-employed contractors and agency staff)? 05. Do employee representative bodies have any rights in the reporting process and, if so, please specify the nature of the involvement right? 06. What is included as “pay” for gender pay gap reporting purposes? 07. Whom must the report be provided to and where does it have to be published? 08. How frequently and when do employers have to report? 09. What are the penalties or sanctions for non-compliance with the reporting obligation? 10. Is there any suggestion that other pay gap reporting requirements may be implemented in the future; for example, pay gaps regarding ethnicity or disability? Job evaluation systems 11. Is it mandatory for employers to have a job evaluation system in place and are there any legal requirements pertaining to the methodology and the criteria to be applied? 12. Is the introduction of a job evaluation system subject to involvement rights of employee representative bodies? If so, please specify the nature of the involvement right. 13. If not mandatory, is it common market practice for employers to have a job evaluation system in place and what are typical characteristics of such a system? Pay information entitlements of applicants and employees 14. Do applicants have a legal entitlement to information on the pay or pay range for the role they are applying for, and, if so, what information must be provided to applicants, in what form, and when in the application process? 15. Is there a requirement to make information on pay, pay structure, or grading available to all employees or employee representative bodies without request? If so, what type of information must be made available? 16. If not a legal entitlement, is it nonetheless common practice to make information on pay, pay structure, or grading system available to all staff or to specific groups/levels of staff, or not at all? 17. Is it common to require non-disclosure clauses with employees relating to their pay or is this considered unlawful in your jurisdiction? Individual claims to information on pay of the opposite sex? 18. Do individual employees have a claim to information regarding their pay and that of co-workers of the opposite sex performing the same work or work of equal value? If so, are there any restrictions to such individual information claims? 19. What is the role of employee representative bodies when it comes to enforcing equal pay claims of individual employees? 20. What are the legal consequences where an employee successfully brings a claim for equal pay or gender-based pay discrimination? National legislation transposing the EU’s Pay Transparency Directive 21. What is the status of the Pay Transparency Directive transposition in your jurisdiction? 22. When do you expect the Pay Transparency Directive will be implemented in your jurisdiction? 23. How do the requirements under the Pay Transparency Directive differ from your jurisdiction’s current gender pay gap reporting system? 24. Are there already any legal requirements in place pertaining to joint pay assessments with employee representative bodies? If so, when are such assessments triggered? 25. What type of sanctions do you consider likely to be introduced as part of the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive in your jurisdiction? Search Clear filters Download your results as a PDF Save to PDF Contributing editors First Name Sarah Rohmann, Law firm Freshfields First Name Laura Llangozi, Law firm Freshfields Contributors Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger, Freshfields, AustriaLeonhard Prasser, Freshfields, AustriaViktoria Neubauer, Freshfields, AustriaBrunhilde Van den Haute, Freshfields, BelgiumJackie VanDerMeulen, Fasken, CanadaCarl Trudeau, Fasken, CanadaSophie Arseneault, Fasken, CanadaRebecca Rossi, Fasken, CanadaNaya Dhatt, Fasken, CanadaLucie Kalašová, BPV Braun Partners, CzechiaArthur Braun, BPV Braun Partners, CzechiaMarianne Granhøj, Kromann Reumert, DenmarkMaria Bekke Eiersted, Kromann Reumert, DenmarkMarkus Emil Klokholm, Kromann Reumert, DenmarkOskari Lindholm, Roschier, FinlandRisto Ojakoski, Roschier, FinlandElodie Favre-Thellmann, Freshfields, FranceJeanne Viscovi - De Laender, Freshfields, FranceJudith Ricarda Römer, Freshfields, GermanyAlice Jenner, Freshfields, GermanyLaura Schaumann, Freshfields, GermanySarah Richter, Freshfields, GermanyIoanna Kyriazi, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceKelly Papadaki, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceIoannis Savvakis, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceNantia Straitouri, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, GreeceZsolt Cselédi, Oppenheim, HungaryEva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, LEX Lögmannsstofa, IcelandGuðrún Lilja Sigurðardóttir, LEX Lögmannsstofa, IcelandTríona Sugrue, A&L Goodbody, IrelandDuncan Inverarity, A&L Goodbody, IrelandJeff Greene, A&L Goodbody, IrelandAisling Muldowney, A&L Goodbody, IrelandMara Ruberto, Freshfields, ItalyAkiko Yamakawa, Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo, JapanMasahiko Kinoshita, Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo, JapanMisa Osagane, Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo, JapanGlenn Meyer, Arendt & Medernach, LuxembourgPhilippe Schmit, Arendt & Medernach, LuxembourgRaphaëlle Carpentier, Arendt & Medernach, LuxembourgHelder Gachineiro, Arendt & Medernach, LuxembourgNicolas Acevedo, Santamarina y Steta, MexicoFrancisco Udave, Santamarina y Steta, MexicoJuan Carlos De La Vega, Santamarina y Steta, MexicoAndrés Rodriguez, Santamarina y Steta, MexicoThom Veldhuizen, Freshfields, NetherlandsLotte Somers, Freshfields, NetherlandsChristel Søreide, Wiersholm, NorwayArve Skjerve, Wiersholm, NorwayNuno Ferreira Morgado, PLMJ, PortugalJosé João Henriques, PLMJ, PortugalArthur Braun, BPV Braun Partners, SlovakiaZuzana Dzilská, BPV Braun Partners, SlovakiaTalita Laubscher, Bowmans, South AfricaLenja Dahms-Jansen, Bowmans, South AfricaNorma Mazibuko, Bowmans, South AfricaChloë Loubser, Bowmans, South AfricaSoraia Machado, Bowmans, South AfricaRaquel Flórez, Freshfields, SpainSara Moukayed, Freshfields, SpainEmelie Svensäter Jerntorp, Vinge, SwedenTove Hallbäck, Vinge, SwedenHolly Insley, Freshfields, United KingdomSophie Cameron, Freshfields, United KingdomAmelia Lamp, Freshfields, United Kingdom Contributors Holly Insley, Freshfields, United Kingdom Sophie Cameron, Freshfields, United Kingdom Amelia Lamp, Freshfields, United Kingdom Marianne Granhøj, Kromann Reumert, Denmark Maria Bekke Eiersted, Kromann Reumert, Denmark Markus Emil Klokholm, Kromann Reumert, Denmark Elodie Favre-Thellmann, Freshfields, France Jeanne Viscovi - De Laender, Freshfields, France Tríona Sugrue, A&L Goodbody, Ireland Duncan Inverarity, A&L Goodbody, Ireland Jeff Greene, A&L Goodbody, Ireland Aisling Muldowney, A&L Goodbody, Ireland Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger, Freshfields, Austria Leonhard Prasser, Freshfields, Austria Viktoria Neubauer, Freshfields, Austria Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp, Vinge, Sweden Tove Hallbäck, Vinge, Sweden Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, LEX Lögmannsstofa, Iceland Guðrún Lilja Sigurðardóttir, LEX Lögmannsstofa, Iceland Brunhilde Van den Haute, Freshfields, Belgium Jackie VanDerMeulen, Fasken, Canada Carl Trudeau, Fasken, Canada Sophie Arseneault, Fasken, Canada Rebecca Rossi, Fasken, Canada Naya Dhatt, Fasken, Canada Lucie Kalašová, BPV Braun Partners, Czechia Arthur Braun, BPV Braun Partners, Czechia Oskari Lindholm, Roschier, Finland Risto Ojakoski, Roschier, Finland Christel Søreide, Wiersholm, Norway Arve Skjerve, Wiersholm, Norway Zsolt Cselédi, Oppenheim, Hungary Judith Ricarda Römer, Freshfields, Germany Alice Jenner, Freshfields, Germany Laura Schaumann, Freshfields, Germany Sarah Richter, Freshfields, Germany Ioanna Kyriazi, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Kelly Papadaki, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Ioannis Savvakis, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Nantia Straitouri, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Greece Mara Ruberto, Freshfields, Italy Akiko Yamakawa, Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo, Japan Masahiko Kinoshita, Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo, Japan Misa Osagane, Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo, Japan Glenn Meyer, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Philippe Schmit, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Raphaëlle Carpentier, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Helder Gachineiro, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Nicolas Acevedo, Santamarina y Steta, Mexico Francisco Udave, Santamarina y Steta, Mexico Juan Carlos De La Vega, Santamarina y Steta, Mexico Andrés Rodriguez, Santamarina y Steta, Mexico Thom Veldhuizen, Freshfields, Netherlands Lotte Somers, Freshfields, Netherlands Nuno Ferreira Morgado, PLMJ, Portugal José João Henriques, PLMJ, Portugal Raquel Flórez, Freshfields, Spain Sara Moukayed, Freshfields, Spain Talita Laubscher, Bowmans, South Africa Lenja Dahms-Jansen, Bowmans, South Africa Norma Mazibuko, Bowmans, South Africa Chloë Loubser, Bowmans, South Africa Soraia Machado, Bowmans, South Africa Arthur Braun, BPV Braun Partners, Slovakia Zuzana Dzilská, BPV Braun Partners, Slovakia