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Pay transparency directive—what is a joint pay assessment?

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Published on: 19 October 2023

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Table of contents

What is a Joint Pay Assessment?
Methodology for a Joint Pay Assessment
When will a Joint Pay Assessment be needed?
What is ‘pay’?
ECJ definition vs Member States’ definition of pay
Interpreting pay when preparing for Pay Transparency Directive
Role of workers’ representatives in Joint Pay Assessments
Training and support for workers’ representatives
Statistical techniques for Joint Pay Assessments
Establishing and justifying the reasons for pay differentials

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Article summary

Employment analysis: The Pay Transparency Directive will bring gender pay gap reporting to the entire EU and introduce sweeping changes to the equal pay landscape. A key part of the package of measures is the mandatory ‘Joint Pay Assessment’. In this article David Hopper, partner, David Lorimer, legal director, and Tom Heys, legal analyst, all of Lewis Silkin explain when Joint Pay Assessments are required and what they will involve.

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