EDGE Empower® Pay Tool
Offline gender pay gap analyses
EDGEplus Pay Tool
Offline intersectional pay gap
analyses
Compliance Obligation
EU Pay Transparency Directive
The EDGE Empower® ecosystem solution offers a holistic approach to complying with the EU’s Pay Transparency Directive. It directly addresses the essential task of transparent pay gap reporting through the EDGE Empower® Pay Tool, yet its real power emerges in understanding the deeper, systemic causes of these disparities.
Unequal Pay puts women at greater risk of poverty and contributes to the EU’s pension pay gap.
Article 157 TFEU and Directive 2006/54/EC
The long-standing principle of equal pay for women and men in the EU has faced implementation challenges. Addressing this, the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 highlighted gender pay transparency as a crucial goal. Consequently, on March 4, 2021, the Commission introduced a directive on reinforcing pay equality, which was ultimately adopted by the European Parliament on March 30, 2023, marking a significant step in the EU’s commitment to gender equality in the workplace.
*Difference between average gross hourly earnings of male and female employees as % of male gross earnings. Source: Eurostat and ONS
As an HR Professional and Human Capital Executive, what does it mean for you?
Pay Equity
- Implement transparent wage policies and objective pay criteria.
- Inform job seekers about the starting salary or pay range of advertised positions, whether in the vacancy notice or ahead of the interview.
- Refrain from asking candidates about their pay history.
- Launch diversity and inclusion programs, including gender equity training.
Your Next Steps
Start organizing your HR data now to uncover any unjustified pay disparities within your organization.
Expand the reporting framework to cover intersectional aspects like ethnicity, sexuality, and disability-related considerations.
Adopt transparent salary structures and establish objective pay standards.
Navigate the complex compliance landscape with an EDGE today!
EDGE Empower® and EDGE Empower® Pay Tool do more
than help your organization meet compliance obligations:
they also drive meaningful progress in workplace diversity, fairness, and inclusion turning challenges into opportunities for real change in your organization.
Why choose EDGE Empower®?
Compliance:
Simplified
EDGE Empower® provides a holistic approach to meet regulatory compliance across pay equity, CSRD, EU Pay Transparency Directive, and other local reporting obligations.
Commitment:
Certified
EDGE Empower® brings data-led clarity to verify where and how workplace diversity, fairness, and inclusion goals are being achieved. EDGE Empower® prepares organizations for the independently verified EDGE Certification®.
Competitive advantage:
Delivered
EDGE Empower® enables organizations to reap the benefits of their investments in a fair and inclusive workplace for all, and become recognized as the organization to work for, to buy from, to do business with, and to invest in.
Compliance:
Simplified
EDGE Empower® provides a holistic approach to meet regulatory compliance across pay equity, CSRD, EU Pay Transparency Directive, and other local reporting obligations.
Commitment:
Certified
EDGE Empower® brings data-led clarity to verify where and how workplace diversity, fairness, and inclusion goals are being achieved. EDGE Empower® prepares organizations for the independently verified EDGE Certification®.
Competitive advantage:
Delivered
EDGE Empower® enables organizations to reap the benefits of their investments in a fair and inclusive workplace for all, and become recognized as the organization to work for, to buy from, to do business with, and to invest in.
Are you ready to comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive?
Choose between our Edge Empower® or our EDGE Empower® with EDGEplus, add a Pay Tool, and start addressing your pay gap today.
