Documented job architecture with levels and responsibilities.
EU Pay Transparency Directive
Prepare your HR job ads and pay criteria before the 2026 deadline
A practical tool for SMB HR teams: job ad audit, salary range template, objective criteria checklist and shareable short risk report.
Built for operational first-pass readiness. Not a substitute for legal advice.
Quick job ad audit
Paste a job ad and get a readiness score with fixes to apply before publishing.
Salary range template
Build a readable and defensible range using role-related criteria.
Job ad ready text
For the {role} role ({level}), the proposed gross annual compensation ranges from {min} to {max} {currency}. Positioning within this range depends on objective criteria: {criteria}. Variable pay and benefits will be presented before any final decision.
Objective criteria checklist
A control base to harmonize pay decisions and reduce unjustified gaps.
Salary ranges by job family, location and level.
Written progression criteria: experience, skills, impact, management.
Regularly applied and traceable pay review process.
Individual exceptions justified, retained and dated.
Clear internal communication on pay information rights.
Monitoring of gender pay gaps.
Recruiters and managers trained on transparency obligations.
Short risk report
Actionable priority summary before publication or internal review.
Job ad without range
The main risk is publishing content that does not meet pay transparency expectations. Define a salary range before distribution.
Subjective criteria
Phrases such as 'depending on profile' should be replaced with observable criteria aligned with job architecture.
HR traceability
Keep the job ad version, criteria used and management approvals to support future checks.
HR SEO pages
Starter guides for SMB searches around pay transparency readiness.
EU Pay Transparency Directive: what SMBs should prepare
SMBs need to structure salary ranges, document pay criteria and make hiring processes clearer before 2026.
Salary range template for job ads
A good range states scope, currency, base pay, variable pay and objective criteria used for positioning.
Objective pay criteria checklist
Useful criteria are written, verifiable, role-related and applied consistently across comparable candidates and employees.
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