Pay Transparency Success Model™

Name

First NameLast Name

Work email address

example@example.com

Please detail the number of countries in scope and approximate employee headcount in each location. Indicate if you employ staff through agencies.

What is your target implementation date?

Date

1. Which of these statements best describes the problems you're facing? (Tick or check all that apply).

Other

2. Why did you choose the answers above and what do you think is causing these challenges?

3. What is your primary focus around the EU Pay Transparency Readiness Pathway? (Choose only one).

Other

4. Do you have job descriptions for the majority of your roles? Or could you create them relatively easily using job advertisements, for instance. (Choose only one).

Other

5. Do you have a recognised job evaluation methodology? (Choose only one).

Other

5a. Which job evaluation methodology are you using?

5b. How well embedded in your organisation is the job evaluation methodology? (Tick or check all that apply).

Other

6. Have you undertaken any pay equity or gender pay gap (GPG) analysis? (Tick or check all that apply).

Other

7. How are pay decisions currently being made, for instance, when hiring for a new role or on promotion? This could include using market data, increasing current salaries by a percentage, looking at internal comparisons or other approaches.

7. How are pay decisions currently being made, for instance, when hiring for a new role or on promotion? (Tick or check all that apply).

Other

8. How do you currently communicate pay decisions to employees? This could include, for instance, details of pay review processes, budget allocation, pay review outcome, promotion pay information.

9. Are salary ranges shared internally? (Choose only one).

Other

10. What guidance do managers receive on discussing pay? (Tick or check all that apply).

Other

11. Are employees encouraged to ask questions about pay? (Choose only one).

Other

12. Do you have Social Partners in place today? (Tick or check all that apply)

13. Have discussions on pay transparency begun with your Social Partners? (Choose only one).

14. What reward data do you currently have available to support EU Pay Transparency Directive reporting and analysis, such as base salary, variable pay, bonuses, benefits and other reward elements? Please outline the level of completeness, quality and accessibility.

15. Which department or team is (or will be) responsible for statutory pay reporting within the organisation? If this varies by report (e.g., gender pay or right to information reports), please indicate.

16. What pay governance protocols exist? This could include processes for out of cycle increases, large % increases, gender pay gap target percentages and other methods for managing pay across the organisation.

17. When was the last time a pay decision was challenged, and how was it resolved?

18. Which department or team is responsible for pay transparency?

Please use this section to add any additional points not covered earlier.

For completeness, below is the checklist used to identify the documents that will help us assess your pay transparency readiness. A copy of the list can also be found online.

Pay Equity

☐ Organisation structure

☐ Job catalogue and job descriptions

☐ Job evaluation methodology (if applicable)

☐ Pay structures and salary ranges (selected examples only)

☐ Existing pay or gender pay gap analyses

Pay Transparency

☐ Pay and reward policies

☐ Promotion policy

☐ Internal communication materials

☐ Manager guidance and training materials

☐ Employee handbook

Reporting

☐ Current statutory reporting processes

☐ Details of employee representative arrangements

☐ HR reporting capabilities

☐ Current reporting calendar

Governance

☐ Governance framework

☐ Pay policies and remuneration guidelines

☐ Pay approval processes

☐ Delegation of authority

☐ HR, Reward and Governance policies

☐ Project plans (if any)

☐ Strategic objectives relating to people, DEI or reward

Pay Transparency - Readiness Pathway

Welcome.

Pay Equity

Pay Transparency

Reporting

Governance

Additional comments

Document checklist