The HR Huddle HR, We Have a Problem - How the EU Pay Transparency Directive is forcing a new approach to pay equity
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Feb 13, 2025 Heather Bussing, an employment attorney and law professor with expertise in HR technology, joins to discuss the EU Pay Transparency Directive's major implications for workplace pay equity. They delve into how the directive mandates companies disclose pay information prior to interviews and necessitate objective pay criteria. Key points include the impact on small businesses, the shift to data-driven pay strategies, and the vital role of technology in analyzing pay equity issues. The conversation emphasizes the urgency of compliance and the need for a collaborative approach in HR to foster inclusivity.
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Proactive Pay Equity
- The EU Pay Transparency Directive aims to fix gender pay gaps by requiring data analysis and solutions.
- This proactive, data-driven approach is new for employment law, which typically reacts after discrimination.
Data-Driven Pay Equity
- Analyze jobs based on skills, effort, and responsibility, using objective criteria.
- Leverage technology and data analysis tools to avoid complex manual calculations for pay equity.
Compliance vs. Problem-Solving
- Conference attendees often ask Heather Bussing how to circumvent employment laws.
- She advocates for building discrimination-free workplaces, rather than just minimizing legal risks.