# salary-transparency.com

> Expert guide to salary transparency under the EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive 2023/970): pre-employment salary disclosure, pay history question ban, worker information rights, staggered reporting duties, joint pay assessments and the reversed burden of proof. Written for HR leaders, compensation managers, labour lawyers and compliance officers at multinational employers operating in the EU.

## Key facts (as of October 2026)

- Directive (EU) 2023/970 transposition deadline: 7 June 2026 — expired
- Fully transposed as of September 2026: 5 of 27 Member States (Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia); Germany has not yet enacted its transposition law
- First pay reports: 7 June 2027 for employers with 150+ workers (reference year 2026); 100-149 workers from 7 June 2031
- Joint pay assessment trigger: unexplained gender pay gap of 5 percent or more in any category of workers

## Pages

- [Salary Transparency Guide](https://salary-transparency.com/): Main guide covering salary transparency obligations under the EU Pay Transparency Directive
- [Salary Transparency Checklist 2026](https://salary-transparency.com/checklist.html): 5-phase compliance checklist — salary bands, job evaluation, information rights, reporting, culture change. Covers EU and US state laws (CO, NYC, CA, WA, IL)
- [Salary Transparency Methods Compared](https://salary-transparency.com/methods.html): Job evaluation methods for directive compliance — Hay, Mercer IPE, Korn Ferry, gradar, WorldatWork, SHRM frameworks
- [Salary Transparency Glossary](https://salary-transparency.com/glossary.html): 30+ terms from Comparable Worth to Total Compensation, including US-specific terms (Equal Pay Act, EEOC, OFCCP)
- [Salary Transparency Guide (German)](https://salary-transparency.de/): Deutsche Version des Leitfadens zur Gehaltstransparenz

## Sections

- [Four obligations for every EU employer](https://salary-transparency.com/#four-obligations): Salary disclosure in job ads, pay history ban, individual information rights, pay criteria transparency
- [Reporting duties by employer size](https://salary-transparency.com/#reporting-duties): Staggered pay reporting for 100+, 150+ and 250+ worker thresholds
- [Reversed burden of proof](https://salary-transparency.com/#burden-of-proof): Article 18, shifted evidentiary burden, full compensation including back pay
- [Multinational compliance](https://salary-transparency.com/#multinational-compliance): Why the strictest common denominator beats per-country rules
- [FAQ](https://salary-transparency.com/#faq): Common questions about salary transparency,