The EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD) will soon be implemented into Dutch national law. For employers, this means that the question is no longer whether they need to prepare, but how they can translate these new legal requirements into practice.

The EUPTD strengthens the legal framework surrounding the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value. In addition to new transparency and reporting requirements, employers will need to be able to demonstrate that their job structures, pay-setting practices and pay differences are based on objective and gender-neutral criteria.

Many organisations are already facing questions such as:

  • How do you determine equal work or work of equal value?
  • What information can employees request about their pay?
  • Is our job architecture and job evaluation system fit for the new requirements?
  • What do we need to do if we identify a gender pay gap?
  • Will we be required to report on the gender pay gap?

In this training, we go beyond a general introduction to the Directive. We will guide you through what these requirements mean in practice for existing job classifications, salary structures, remuneration policies, and individual pay decisions and help employers, HR professionals what need to make in practice.

Why participate?

Pay transparency directly affects the legal foundations of an organisation's remuneration practices. Employers will increasingly need to be transparent, explain how remuneration is determined and on what objective criteria differences in pay can be justified. This is therefore not simply a question of producing the required pay gap figures. It requires employers to assess whether the underlying structures and decision-making processes supporting those figures are defensible.

What will be covered?

During the training, we will discuss:

  • The key concepts and definitions under the EUPTD, including “pay” and “equal work or work of equal value”
  • Pay transparency requirements and what they mean for employers in practice
  • Employees’ rights to pay information and how employers can prepare for information requests
  • Job architecture and job evaluation, including how to align these with objective and gender-neutral criteria and when employee representatives need to be involved
  • Pay gap analyses, and when the findings may lead to a joint pay assessment
  • Reporting obligations and which employers will be required to report
  • What legal and evidentiary risks arise if employers are not compliant
  • Practical steps employers can take now to prepare their organisation for the new requirements

Interactive format

This online training will have an interactive, workshop-style format, with plenty of opportunity to discuss practical questions and exchange experiences with other participants. You are also welcome to submit your questions in advance.

Who is this training for?

HR professionals, reward and compensation specialists, and other professionals involved in HR strategy and pay, job evaluation or reward structures who want to understand what the new EU pay transparency requirements will mean for their organisation in practice.

Practical information

Date: 8 December 2026
Time: 09.30 - 12.00
Location: Online via Teams.

Upon registration you will receive your personal Teams link. Submit a question when registering that our experts can include in the training.

Costs

€299 per participant (excluding VAT) if you are not yet a Grant Thornton client
€199 per participant (excluding VAT) for Grant Thornton clients

Please note, cancellation is possible up to one week before the masterclass. After that, free cancellation is no longer possible.

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