EU regulatory register · PAY-TRANSPARENCY
Article 5Pay transparency prior to employment
CELEX 32023L0970 · Read on 2026-08-22
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1. Applicants for employment shall have the right to receive, from the prospective employer, information about:
(a)
the initial pay or its range, based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, to be attributed for the position concerned; and
(b)
where applicable, the relevant provisions of the collective agreement applied by the employer in relation to the position.
Such information shall be provided in a manner such as to ensure an informed and transparent negotiation on pay, such as in a published job vacancy notice, prior to the job interview or otherwise.
2. An employer shall not ask applicants about their pay history during their current or previous employment relationships.
3. Employers shall ensure that job vacancy notices and job titles are gender-neutral and that recruitment processes are led in a non-discriminatory manner, in order not to undermine the right to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value (the ‘right to equal pay’).
Judgments of the Court of Justice
2 decisions
- C-405/20Court of Justice of the European Union
EB and Others v Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter, Eisenbahnen und Bergbau (BVAEB)
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Article 157 TFEU – Protocol (No 33) – Equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation – Directive 2006/54/EC – Article 5(c) and Article 12 – Prohibition of indirect discrimination on grounds of sex – Occupational social security scheme applicable after the date referred to in those provisions – Retirement pensions of civil servants – National legislation providing for an annual adjustment of retirement pensions – Adjustment on a reducing scale depending on the amount of the retirement pension, with no adjustment at all above a certain amount – Justifications.
- C-41/17Court of Justice of the European Union
Isabel González Castro v Mutua Umivale and Others
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 92/85/EEC — Articles 4, 5 and 7 — Protection of the safety and health of workers — Worker who is breastfeeding — Night work — Shift work performed in part at night — Risk assessment of her work — Prevention measures — Challenge by the worker concerned — Directive 2006/54/EC — Article 19 — Equal treatment — Discrimination on grounds of sex — Burden of proof.
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