behind the pay curtain - Labour and employment law

This depends on whether the company's remuneration policy has been set right and complies with the Directive’s requirements. If not, the pay structure will need to be revised or created. This may, in turn, require changes to the remuneration of individual groups of employees.

The Directive does not grant the right to find out the salary of a particular co-worker. Instead, the employee will be able to find out how his or her remuneration compares to the average earnings of other employees doing comparable work.

• Under the Pay Transparency Directive*, applicants have the right to obtain from their prospective employer, among other things, information on the starting salary or salary range offered for the job. This right includes information on both the basic salary offered and other benefits, whether in cash or in kind (e.g. bonuses, allowances, vouchers).