Even without a German law transposing EU Directive 23/970, the legal framework for businesses will change on 8 June 2026: the right to equal pay for work of equal value is enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

Job evaluation criteria, job evaluation system, job architecture, pay structure – four terms that are closely related but often confused. What exactly do they mean and how do they interact? INES Analytics explains. Job evaluation criteria = Evaluation criteria Job evaluation criteria serve to record the requirements and complexity of tasks in a structured, comprehensible manner that is independent of the person performing them. On this basis, different tasks can be compared o

The new EU Pay Transparency Directive will come into force on 7th June 2026 – and with it, new obligations. Employers face the challenge of establishing fair, gender-neutral and transparent job evaluation systems in order to meet the requirements of the directive. We explain how companies can use their existing systems to meet the requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive in a smart and efficient way with the help of digital tools. The Pay Transparency Directive bring