EU Pay Transparency Directive — Deadline: June 2026

Gender Pay Gap Analysis & Reporting. EU Directive 2023/970.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive requires companies with 250+ employees to report their gender pay gap starting June 2026. We deliver a complete analysis — methodology, calibration, report, and remediation plan.

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250+
employee threshold
June '26
first reporting deadline
5%
gap triggers joint assessment
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Dashboard — Overview
Pay gap analysis status summary
Overall gap
3.2%
median
Employees
850
F:407 M:443
Categories
7
confirmed
Flags ≥5%
1
requires action

Employee distribution by category

FemaleMale
OpsAdminSpecSr SpecTechMgrDir

Gender pay gap by category

Ops
1.5%
Admin
2.8%
Spec
4.2%
Sr Spec
3.2%
Tech
6.2%
Mgr
2.1%

Analysis progress

Data import850 employees
Job evaluation416/416 confirmed
Categories7 categories
Gap analysiscompleted
Reportto generate

Mandatory reporting

Companies with 250+ employees must report gender pay gap data to the national authority. No opt-out. No delay.

Joint assessment at 5%

If your gender pay gap exceeds 5% without objective justification, you must conduct a joint pay assessment with worker representatives.

Employee access rights

Workers gain the right to request pay level information for their category. Your pay structures must be transparent and defensible.

PLATFORM

Job evaluation — analytical point-factor method.

Our proprietary platform powers every stage of the analysis — from data import to final report. You see what we see. Every step is documented and auditable.

Job evaluation & grading

Map every role to a consistent evaluation framework. The platform applies point-factor methodology to classify roles into categories of equal or equivalent work — the foundation the Directive requires.

Directive Art. 4

Two-stage calibration method

Stage 1: raw gap calculation per category. Stage 2: regression-based calibration controlling for legitimate factors (seniority, experience, location, working time). The unexplained residual is your true gap.

Proprietary method

Category analysis & flags

Automatic identification of categories exceeding the 5% threshold. Each category gets a risk score, gap breakdown by component (base, bonus, benefits), and an objective justification checklist.

5% threshold monitoring

Remediation simulator

Model different remediation scenarios. See the cost of closing gaps to 5%, 3%, or 0%. Prioritize by category. Generate a phased timeline aligned to reporting deadlines and budget cycles.

Budget impact analysis

Directive-compliant report generation

The platform generates a complete pay gap report structured to Directive 2023/970 requirements — methodology documentation, category-level analysis, gap calculations, objective justification review, and remediation plan. Ready for submission to national authorities and for the joint assessment process if the 5% threshold is triggered.

Audit-ready output
HOW IT WORKS

How pay gap analysis works.

We don't just hand you a template. We work with your data, calibrate the methodology to your organization, and deliver a report you can present to authorities.

01

Discovery & data audit

We review your compensation data, job architecture, and grading system. We identify gaps in data quality and help you prepare a clean dataset. You'll know exactly what's needed and what's missing.

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Data import850 employees imported
FieldStatusCoverage
Job title✓ Valid850/850
Department✓ Valid850/850
Gender✓ Valid850/850
Base salary✓ Valid848/850
Variable comp⚠ Partial612/850
Seniority✓ Valid850/850
Work time✓ Valid850/850
Job grade✗ Missing0/850
7 of 8 required fields validated. Job grade will be assigned during evaluation.
Data quality: 87%
02

Pay gap analysis & calibration

Using the two-stage calibration methodology, we analyze pay gaps across categories of workers doing equal or equivalent work. We control for legitimate differentiating factors and isolate the unexplained gap.

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Stage 1 — Raw gap

Operations
2.1%
Administration
4.8%
Specialists
6.4%
Senior specialists
5.2%
Tech / team leads
8.1%
Managers
3.4%
Directors
1.8%

Stage 2 — Calibrated (adjusted for seniority, location, work time)

Operations
1.5%
Administration
2.8%
Specialists
4.2%
Senior specialists
3.2%
Tech / team leads
6.2%
Managers
2.1%
Directors
0.9%
After calibration: 1 of 7 categories exceeds the 5% threshold (down from 3). Controlled factors: seniority, location, working time.
03

Report & remediation plan

You receive a directive-compliant report with full methodology documentation, a risk assessment for each job category, and a concrete remediation plan with timelines and cost estimates.

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Pay Gap Report — 2026
1. Executive summary
2. Methodology
2.1 Job evaluation framework
2.2 Category definition
2.3 Two-stage calibration
3. Results by category (7)
4. Objective justification review
5. Remediation plan
6. Appendix: data quality
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Remediation impact

Categories to address1 of 7
Employees affected43
Estimated annual cost€86,400
TimelineQ3 2026
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WHY PEOPLE AND SHINE

Why your company must report the gender pay gap.

Built for the EU Directive 2023/970

Every analysis meets the specific requirements of the Pay Transparency Directive — not a generic pay equity audit from a US-centric framework.

Expert-led, technology-supported

Every report is reviewed and calibrated by a specialist. Our proprietary platform powers the analysis; human expertise ensures accuracy.

From diagnosis to action

You get a remediation roadmap: which gaps to close first, estimated cost impact, communication strategy, and timeline aligned to regulatory deadlines.

15+ years in large-scale organizations

We've led operations in organizations reaching 575M monthly touchpoints across 30 markets. We understand compliance at scale.

30international markets covered in previous roles
15+years of digital transformation & operational leadership
250+employee organizations — our core expertise
EUDirective 2023/970 — the framework we build on
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about pay gap reporting.

At minimum: anonymized employee data including job title or grade, department, gender, base salary, and variable compensation. Ideally also: seniority, location, working time, and your job evaluation system. We guide you through data preparation during discovery.

Typically 2–4 weeks from receiving clean data to the final report. Discovery and data prep may add 1–2 weeks. We give you a precise timeline after the initial consultation.

Stage 1 calculates the raw pay gap per category of workers. Stage 2 applies regression analysis to control for objective differentiating factors — seniority, performance, location, working time. The residual after Stage 2 is the unexplained gap that the Directive targets.

The remediation plan is part of every engagement. We help you prioritize corrections, estimate budget impact, prepare the joint pay assessment framework, and build a communication plan for employees and worker representatives.

Absolutely. We offer an annual monitoring service — updating the analysis with new data, tracking gap trends, and keeping your reporting compliant. We're also developing a self-service platform for ongoing use.

BOOK A CONSULTATION

See your pay gap compliance path in 30 minutes.

Book a free consultation with our team. We’ll review your current situation, assess data readiness, and outline a clear path to Directive 2023/970 compliance.

We’ll assess your data readiness and identify gaps
See how the two-stage calibration methodology works with your data
Get a clear timeline aligned to the June 2026 deadline
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