How we check sources
ValuGrade explains the EU Pay Transparency Directive for small employers. This page shows where our information comes from, how often we check it and what it cannot do.
Last updated: 26 September 2026
Official sources first
For EU-wide rules we rely on the text of Directive (EU) 2023/970 as published on EUR-Lex and on material from the European Commission. For national implementation we only rely on official sources such as parliaments, ministries and official gazettes. News articles and commentary are never used as the only basis for a status.
Country status and check dates
Each of the 27 countries shows a status and the date of our last check. A status other than "No public draft yet" is only treated as verified when an official source is linked. Without such a link we mark it as pending verification, so you can see at a glance which information is provisional.
No invented national rules
We do not add country-specific obligations until we can link them to an official national source. Where national law is not yet known, we describe the EU directive only and say so.
Limits
Legislation changes and national law may add or change requirements. Our check dates show when we last looked, not that nothing has changed since. Always check the official source before publishing job ads or answering a pay information request.
Corrections
Found an error or a newer official source? Email info@valugrade.eu with a link to the official document. We review every message and update the country page and its check date.
EU-wide facts we rely on
- Member States had to transpose the directive by 7 June 2026 (Article 34).
- Applicants must receive information about the starting pay or its range in a way that allows informed negotiation, for example in a published vacancy notice, before the job interview or otherwise (Article 5).
- Employers with 250 or more workers report on the gender pay gap by 7 June 2027 and then every year (Article 9).
- Employers with 150 to 249 workers report by 7 June 2027 and then every three years (Article 9).
- Employers with 100 to 149 workers report by 7 June 2031 and then every three years (Article 9).
- Member States may require employers with fewer than 100 workers to report under national law (Article 9).
This tool provides structure and templates, not legal advice.