Must pay be stated in the job advert?
The pay transparency directive requires applicants to be told the starting pay or pay range before the interview, and bars asking about pay history. Member states must have transposed the rules by 7 June 2026.
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What the source says
- Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2023/970: information on starting pay or range before the interview.
- Article 5: the employer may not ask applicants about current or previous pay.
- Article 34: member states shall transpose the directive by 7 June 2026.
Source rows
- Directive (EU) 2023/970 to strengthen the application of equal payCELEX 32023L0970 · European Commission, implemented nationally · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash 9ca0b1153bde7a90Official source
- Discrimination Act (SFS 2008:567)SFS 2008:567 · Equality Ombudsman · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash 9e98402edd6b8390Official source
For the employer · How the employer puts the question
Review advert templates and interview forms, the pay-history question must leave the process.
For the employee · How the employee puts the question
You are entitled to the pay range before the interview, and need not state your current pay.
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Read the advert duty together with the pay survey, they belong to the same framework.
The rows reproduce what the source says. They are not legal advice, and applying them to a specific case is the reader's or their counsel's decision.
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