Companies in Spain are now obligated to take action to ensure equal pay for work of equal value

Learn how the Equal Pay Act helped define modern pay equity—and what it means for employers committed to fairness and inclusion.

Like any investment, pay equity work needs to be protected and future-proofed. Good policies and tools are a start. But to sustain fair pay decades into the future, the organization’s leaders and managers need to be trained on pay equity and pay transparency principles and practices. This article discusses what this training should cover and gives a few considerations for its delivery.

On May 16, 2025, Finland’s government working group published draft legislation that would constitute a full transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive by amending Finland’s existing Equality Act. This article outlines current pay equity reporting requirements in Finland, then looks at the draft legislation to transpose the EU Directive.