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

The German economy continues to lag behind in terms of gender equality. Only 19.7 per cent of board members at German listed companies are women, and the proportion in management positions is 29 per cent. Parity is also a long way off in politics: there are currently only 204 women in the Bundestag – that is 32.4 per cent of all members of parliament.