Employers will have to disclose salary ranges or pay scales before contracts are signed, and these details may appear in job ads or before interviews.

Experts anticipate the reform will shift interview dynamics to focus on skills, experience, and role requirements rather than past salaries, potentially reducing discrimination and increasing fairness.

Interview discussions are expected to emphasize experience, qualifications, performance, and job requirements instead of any history of earnings.

Businesses must review recruitment policies and update procedures to comply, with workers gaining enhanced access to salary information and increased bargaining power.

EU member states, including Greece, must transpose the directive into national law, each with some flexibility in implementation while pursuing a more transparent and equitable labor market.

National adaptations will retain core objectives but vary in application as countries integrate the directive into their legal frameworks.

Overall, the shift aims to make pay transparency a legal norm across the EU to reduce discrimination and improve wage equality.

The directive introduces transparency safeguards by requiring gender-neutral job postings and titles, and by ensuring compensation and evaluation systems support equal pay for work of equal value.

Job advertisements and position titles must be gender-neutral, and hiring procedures must guarantee equal opportunities with transparent pay structures and protections against pay discrimination for work of equal value.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive bans employers from asking about a candidate’s prior or current salary, aiming to curb wage history anchoring and reduce the gender pay gap.

Under the Pay Transparency Directive, employers will be prohibited from inquiring about a candidate’s past pay during interviews as part of reforming hiring practices.

Implementation will require companies to revise hiring practices, train HR staff, and align internal processes with the new rules, while giving workers greater information rights and bargaining power.