Standard practice for attracting and recruiting candidates has generally involved understanding how much money they currently make, but not having to be specific about what positions paid if they were the final selection. Starting June 7, 2026, the EU is effectively turning this around. From this time forward, the EU Directive on Pay Transparency (Directive (EU) 2023/970) will be enforced.

Under this directive, employers will have to disclose salary ranges for advertised positions. Employers will not be able to ask candidates about their pay history. Alongside this, companies will have to report gender pay gaps—the percentage difference between the average male and female gross earnings. For companies with more than 250 employees, they are expected to report this annually; companies with between 150 and 249 employees report it every three years; and those with between 100 and 149 employees report it every three years from 2031. READ MORE