Course Details

Member states must implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive by 7th June 2026. Whilst most EU member states already have equal pay legislation, the Directive substantially adds to company obligations. Member states will need to appoint a national body to oversee the new reporting and disclosure procedures, and it is likely that employer payrolls will need to commission substantive new analysis and reporting requirements. Our session will be of interest to anyone who advises clients on employer requirements when operating throughout the EU. For employers based in the UK, the Directive will not apply for employees within the UK but will extend to employees within the wider EU including Republic of Ireland. It is likely however that, as the Directive sets new standards and expectations on gender pay equality, UK businesses will feel some pressure to comply with wider EU norms.


In this session Tim Kelsey covers the following topics:

  • The objectives of the Directive
  • What is permissible and prohibited regarding pay disclosure during recruitment
  • Comparator pay reporting by employee request
  • Mandatory gender pay gap reporting – what, when and where
  • Joint Pay Assessments to remedy identified gaps
  • Analysis of current member state progress on legislation
  • Comparison with UK requirements


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CPD Course Speaker

Kelsey’s Payroll Services Ltd

Tim Kelsey

Tim has worked in the Payroll Industry for 33 years, for many years as a Payroll Manager for large UK organisations paying up to 18,000 employees. His particular specialism is international payroll, and he has run payrolls from Kingston, Jamaica to Entebbe, Uganda, and most places in between. In 2007 he formed his own company, and now spends much of his time writing and lecturing on all aspects of global payroll. He is a regular lecturer for PayrollOrg, IPASS, CIPP and many more payroll and HR training companies covering payroll rules in countries such as the UK, China, India, France and Germany.

When not lecturing or writing, he also provides a range of specialist consultancy services to the industry, primarily focused on international payroll requirements. He has contacts within the payroll industry around the world and likes nothing more than to talk “payroll” at global gatherings!