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As a movement, pay transparency has grown from a fringe idea into a standard regimen for compensation teams globally.

If pay transparency were a stock you could have bought 20 years ago, it would look a lot like Apple (up 108,850%) or Nvidia (up 129,131%) today. Back then, both companies were underrated and seen as niche and maybe even risky. But if you had invested early, you would have seen exponential power-law returns. Pay transparency is on the same trajectory, both in terms of the amount of data that is being produced and the returns for employers who proactively define their compensation strategies in the era of pay transparency.

Pay transparency is no longer theoretical. It is law in major U.S. states such as New York, California, Colorado, and Illinois, where employers are now required to publish salary ranges in job postings. For HR leaders in Europe and in U.S. states where disclosure is not yet mandatory, this trend is a glimpse of the near future. The data is clear: transparency reshapes recruitment outcomes, boosts employer credibility, and closes wage gaps. Companies that prepare now will find themselves not just compliant but ahead of competitors in attracting and retaining the best talent.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) introduces new rights for employees to obtain information about pay, and is aimed at enforcing equal pay for equal work between men and women. A key provision is that workers will have a “right to information” (Article 7) about their own pay and how it compares to the pay of peers in similar roles.

If you're reporting both the unadjusted and adjusted pay gap—whether for compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive or as part of a pay equity audit—you've probably noticed that most articles online don't answer the real question: how exactly is an adjusted gap calculated?

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 28, 2025—Sophare AI, the AI-native compliance platform helping organizations achieve lasting pay equity, today announced a strategic partnership with Locus Technologies, the sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) software leader. Together, the two companies are addressing one of the most complex aspects of ESG: social and pay equity.