Masterclass: Building the Foundations for Pay Transparency

A live online masterclass on Job Evaluation & Preparing for the EU Pay Transparency Directive 2026

A Virtual Masterclass on Job Evaluation & Preparing for the EU Pay Transparency Directive 2026

Build a Fair, Defensible & Future-Ready Pay Framework

The biggest challenge facing organisations under the EU Pay Transparency Directive is not publishing salary ranges or responding to employee requests for information. It is establishing a robust and objective framework for evaluating jobs.

Many organisations have never formally assessed the relative value of roles across their business. Pay decisions have often evolved over time, influenced by market pressures, retention concerns, individual negotiations, historical practices and organisational growth. As a result, employers may have little visibility of whether comparable roles are rewarded consistently and fairly.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive changes that. Employers must be able to demonstrate that differences in pay are based on objective, gender-neutral criteria. Without a structured job evaluation framework, this becomes extremely difficult to evidence and defend.

This practical 2-hour masterclass focuses on the area that will require the greatest effort from most organisations: job evaluation. Participants will learn how to assess roles systematically, identify potential pay equity risks, establish transparent grading structures and create the foundations for long-term compliance with the Directive.

Led by Insight HR, this session combines practical guidance, proven job evaluation methodologies and real-world implementation experience. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to build a fair, transparent and defensible framework that supports both compliance and organisational trust.

What We’ll Cover

      • Building a Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation Framework

          • What job evaluation actually means in practice
          • Understanding job architecture, job families and grading structures
          • Using the EIGE gender-neutral evaluation framework
          • Why the focus must remain on the role – not the individual
          • Evaluating roles based on:
            • Skills
            • Responsibility
            • Effort
            • Working Conditions

            Creating Fair & Defensible Pay Structures

            • Linking evaluated roles to salary bands and progression pathways
            • Identifying equal pay risks and pay inconsistencies
            • Managing legacy pay arrangements and pay compression
            • Creating governance structures for future pay decisions
            • Ensuring consistency and auditability across the organisation

            Role Mapping & Job Architecture

            • Conducting role inventories and role validation exercises
            • Reviewing and standardising job descriptions
            • Creating role profiles suitable for evaluation
            • Grouping roles into job families and career levels
            • Establishing clear progression pathways and organisational clarity

         

      • Who Should Attend?

        This masterclass is ideal for:

        • HR Directors & HR Managers
        • People & Culture Leaders
        • CEOs & Senior Leadership Teams

         

      • What You’ll Come Away With

        By the end of the session, attendees will:

        • Understand the practical implications of the EU Pay Transparency Directive
        • Know how to prepare their organisation for compliance
        • Understand how to design a defensible job evaluation framework
        • Learn how to assess roles using gender-neutral criteria
        • Understand how to identify and reduce equal pay risks
        • Leave with practical actions to begin building fair and transparent pay structures
        • Gain access to templates and tools to build a job evaluation framework

        When is it on?

      • These are our current masterclass dates:
        • Tuesday 7th July 9.30am – 11.30am
        • Tuesday 21st July 9.30am – 11.30am
        • Tuesday 25th August 9.30am – 11.30am
        • Tuesday 29th September 9.30am – 11.30am
        • Tuesday 27th October 9.30am – 11.30am
        • Tuesday 24th November 9.30am – 11.30am
      • How much does it cost?
      • The price of entry is €249. Payment will be processed via Stripe upon registration.

      • Programme Facilitator

      • Sharron Clancy is a senior HR and organisational development professional with over 18 years’ experience supporting organisations across manufacturing, utilities, logistics, healthcare, housing and professional services.Throughout her career, she has partnered with executive leadership teams on complex people and organisational challenges, including organisational restructuring, workforce planning, organisational design, reward reviews, gender pay gap reporting, employee relations and large-scale change programmes.Sharron has extensive experience reviewing role structures, assessing organisational capability and supporting organisations to develop fair, transparent and defensible people frameworks. She has contributed to reward and pay equity initiatives, helping organisations make evidence-based decisions about role design, grading structures and remuneration practices.
      • As part of Insight HR’s specialist pay transparency and organisational design team, Sharron works with organisations preparing for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, supporting employers to assess pay equity risks, implement job evaluation methodologies and develop transparent reward frameworks that stand up to scrutiny.Her practical approach combines commercial understanding with deep HR expertise, enabling organisations to balance compliance requirements with operational realities while building sustainable and future-ready people practices.