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Guides — Empower Your Organization with Pay Transparency and Equity

Dive into the world of fair compensation with our comprehensive collection of e-books and articles. From pay equity to pay transparency, and the intricacies of legal requirements, our resources provide you with the insights and tools needed to navigate the landscape of compensation analytics. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the field, our guides are designed to empower you with knowledge and strategies for creating a more equitable workplace.

Complying with the EU Pay Transparency Directive: A Checklist

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Time is ticking to comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Organizations have until June 7th, 2026, to be ready for compliance. Check your readiness status with our checklist and get step-by-step guidance on how to meet the compliance deadline.

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Whitepaper offers recommendations for transposing EU directive into national law

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How to transpose the EU pay transparency directive into national law? A team of experts, including our own Margrét Bjarnadóttir, provide guidance on how nations might balance effectiveness and ease.

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The federal Pay Equity Act and pay transparency laws in Canada

The PayAnalytics by beqom e-book for Pay Equity in Canada

To help companies navigate the evolving landscape of Canada’s Pay Equity act and local laws, PayAnalytics is offering a free e-book. It covers pay equity and pay transparency requirements in Canada, both at the federal level and province by province.

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Best Practices for Pay Equity External Communications and Gender Pay Gap Disclosure | Part 2

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Pay equity falls under the “S” in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG). In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we talked about some best practices for talking about pay equity in CSR/ESG reports and other external communications. Now in Part 2, we’ll focus on some great real-life examples that we can learn from.

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Best Practices for Pay Equity External Communications and Gender Pay Gap Disclosure | Part 1

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As a critical social issue, pay equity falls under the “S” in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG). So how can you best address pay equity in CSR/ESG reports and other external communications? This two-part blog talks about some best practices and provides plenty of examples.

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Get Your Guide to Gender Equality Certification in Italy

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Introduced in 2022 to cultivate diverse and inclusive workplaces, this certification program is totally voluntary and comes with financial benefits.

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Quick Guide: How to Communicate your Strategic Pay Equity Plan to the Board of Directors

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Just a few years ago, pay questions from your boards would’ve been reasonably straightforward: Did we conduct a pay equity study? What were the results? Now, they want more detailed information about results, best practices and benchmarks, and strategic plans. We explore how to address those questions in this article.

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Pocket Guide: The EU Pay Transparency Directive

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Consider this your quick-start guide to the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In this article, you'll learn more about what the Directive is, how it protects employees from pay discrimination, who it applies to, its pay transparency and pay equity requirements, equal pay for work of equal value, and other key concepts.

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Job classification 101: Three common approaches (and how to apply them)

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At some point (the earlier, the better), your company may need to define or redefine your compensation structure. Maybe the criteria for determining pay in the past weren’t clearly documented, or they were inconsistent across departments. Or maybe they’ve just been around so long that they no longer reflect your organization's current values.

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Your guide to gender equality certification in Italy

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Italy’s gender equality certification was introduced in 2022 to help improve indicators of gender equality. To help employers understand the benefits of and requirements for certification, we wrote a short e-book that is available as a free download.

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Pay Equity: The Ultimate Guide

Pay Equity: The Ultimate Guide

Learn about pay equity, why it’s important, where the pay gap comes from, how companies can start closing it, and much more. We continually update this page with fresh resources.

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Preparing for the EU Pay Transparency Directive: A PayAnalytics E-book

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The European Parliament approved the new EU Pay Transparency Directive on 30 March 2023. This directive will prompt major changes in the way companies talk about their pay structures and in the information they report publicly. Member states have 3 years to transpose the directive into national legislation.

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