What requirements do equal pay and pay transparency place on job evaluation under collective agreements? And what are the implications of the requirement set out in the Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970/EU that job evaluation systems must be designed in an objective and gender-neutral manner? In the current issue of SR, Prof. Em. Dr. Dres. h.c. Monika Schlachter and Jana Hagenmüller examine the extent to which collective agreement-based evaluation methods can meet the requirements of EU law and what adjustments are necessary to avoid structural discrimination.

Available in: SR 2026, pp. 42–58