What the EU Pay Transparency Directive Means for Compensation Strategy

What the EU Pay Transparency Directive Means for Compensation Strategy

Compliance is just the start. The bigger question is how transparency will shape pay decisions for years to come.

September 1, 2026
30 Minutes

The EU Pay Transparency Directive is raising new questions about how organizations design, manage, and explain pay. Many Total Rewards teams have focused on compliance. The next challenge is deciding how transparency should shape compensation programs, job architecture, and pay governance over the long term.

Questions we'll answer:

  • How should differences in working conditions be reflected in job evaluation frameworks and pay outcomes?
  • What’s the most effective way to explain pay differences for work of equal value?
  • Should market differentiation sit within base pay or separate pay supplements?
  • How can HR and business leaders build shared understanding around these decisions?
  • What documentation will regulators expect to see?

In this webinar, Korn Ferry's compensation and reward experts examine the practical choices organizations are facing as pay transparency requirements take effect. The discussion covers the approaches that can help you make pay decisions with greater consistency, communicate them clearly, and prepare for increased scrutiny.

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Tom McMullen
Serkan Sener
Claire Field