Pay Transparency Directive and tools for assessing work of equal value: current situation and development needs in Finland

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (970/2023) must be transposed into national law by June 2026. Article 4(2) of the Directive requires Member States to provide job evaluation tools for assessing the value of work.

The aim of this study was to assess how this requirement relates to the pay systems already used in Finland, what further development may be needed and how Sweden and Iceland have prepared for implementing the Directive.

Key words: Pay transparency directive, work of equal value, job evaluation, job evaluation tools, pay systems, pay gaps, equality, collective agreements

Palkka-avoimuusdirektiivi ja samanarvoisen työn arviointiin liittyvä välineistö: nykytila ja kehittämistarpeet Suomessa

Duration: 1.8.–22.12.2025

Project group: Johanna Maaniemi (M.Soc.Sc,, D.Sc.Tech) Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences & Harri Hietala (Court-trained lawyer), Työelämän sopimus- ja lakipalvelu Sopla Ky

Funding: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

See the publication

Contact

Closed projects

skills of the future

gender equality

transparency