Getting Your House in Order for the EU Pay Transparency Directive: Meeting the June 2026 Deadline
Oct 21, 2025 — 12:05 pm - 12:30 PMRoom W5
Description
Equal pay for equal work has long been a principle - now it's becoming enforceable. With national legislation due by June 2026 and mandatory disclosures from 2027, organisations can no longer afford to delay. This session will unpack the Directive's core requirements, from salary transparency and bias-free recruitment to data audits and remediation planning. Drawing on the latest market insights and her own advisory work, Anita Lettink (HR Tech Radar) will explain how leading companies are getting ahead of the curve, the real business implications of non-compliance, and the operational changes HR leaders must make today to ensure they're not caught out tomorrow.
Key Takeaways:
• Understand the key obligations: from public pay gap reporting to employee rights and job evaluation
• Why 2026 is too late to start: why your organisation must prepare now, not next year
• How to run a meaningful internal pay equity audit and assess job architecture
• What the Directive really means for recruitment, benefits and bias-proofing your hiring process
• Lessons from leading employers: how they're reworking their pay structures and embracing transparency
• Common missteps - like ignoring 'total rewards' or delaying job classification - and how to avoid them
• Why HR and legal must collaborate to create a robust, defensible, and fair pay framework
• How to build internal trust, drive culture change and turn compliance into competitive advantage
