Guides

Pay transparency, in practice

Short reads for employers with 5 to 100 staff. No legal jargon.

26 September 2026 · 7 min read

Gender pay gap reporting: deadlines by company size

Which employers report under the EU Pay Transparency Directive, from when, how often and what the report contains. Article 9 explained for small firms.

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26 September 2026 · 6 min read

Pay progression criteria: how to write them for a small company

Article 6 of the EU Pay Transparency Directive asks for objective, gender-neutral pay and progression criteria. A practical way to write them, with examples.

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26 September 2026 · 7 min read

Job evaluation and work of equal value: a small-employer guide

How to compare different roles using skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions, the four criteria in the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

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25 September 2026 · 6 min read

How to write a salary range in an EU job ad (with examples)

Examples of salary ranges in EU job ads, in EUR and PLN, per year, month and hour, plus what to avoid.

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25 September 2026 · 7 min read

Salary bands for small companies: a practical guide

A practical 6-step method for building salary bands in a small company: roles, objective criteria, grades, width and outliers.

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25 September 2026 · 8 min read

Pay information request: employer reply template

An employee asks for average pay by gender for their role? What to disclose, the deadline, and a free reply template for small employers.

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25 September 2026 · 9 min read

Pay transparency in Ireland: a guide for small employers

Ireland has not yet transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive. What Irish employers with 5 to 100 staff can do now: pay ranges, criteria, salary bands.

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10 September 2026 · 6 min read

What the EU Pay Transparency Directive means for small employers

The duties that apply to a 12-person company are almost the same as for a 1,200-person company. Here is what changes.

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