The situation
The EU Pay Transparency Directive's transposition deadline passed on 7 June 2026 with most member states - including Germany - not yet done. Status as of 6 July 2026: Germany has published no draft law; commentary expects the implementation law in 2027. That sounds like a delay, but under the Directive's baseline, companies from 150 employees face their first pay-gap reports by 7 June 2027 once national implementation applies - and the companies that check their readiness calmly now will not be the ones paying panic rates later.
What you get
- A scored readiness report across eight dimensions - pay criteria, salary ranges, job architecture, comparator groups, information-request readiness, recruitment transparency, documentation, and reporting exposure
- A prioritised action plan - your top five gaps, ordered by legal exposure, each with a realistic effort estimate
- Dated country notes for every EU country you employ people in (non-EU countries appear for entity and data context only)
- A 30-minute debrief call to walk through the results and your questions - plus one round of written follow-up questions within 14 days after the call
- An honest "what we did not assess" section - you will know exactly what this check covers and what it does not
How it works
1. You complete a structured intake - about 30 minutes of your time. The check assesses structures and processes: please do not upload payroll or employee-level salary data
2. I assess your setup against the Directive's requirements and the documented transposition status of your EU countries - from a dated country snapshot, not from memory; the as-of date is stated in your report
3. Within five working days (seven for the nine-or-more-countries tier) you hold the scored report and the action plan
4. We talk it through in a 30-minute call, scheduled within the following five working days
Price
From €2,400 fixed, plus VAT. No hourly meter, no scope surprises - you know the cost before we start:
- €2,400 - employing in up to two EU countries, delivered in five working days
- €2,900 - employing in three to eight EU countries, delivered in five working days
- €3,600 - employing in nine or more EU countries, ordered after a short scoping call and delivered in seven working days
Why the tiers? Per-country readiness notes are real work.
What this is not
No legal advice - the report is consultant analysis, and where counsel should look at something, it says so explicitly. No pay-gap calculation on your real payroll data, and no implementation - those are separate, clearly-scoped next steps if you want them.
Who this is for
HR leads and founders at companies with roughly 50 to 500 employees in the EU - the size where the Directive bites but a big-firm compliance project makes no sense.
Common questions
Why is this so affordable?
Fixed scope and a delivery system I have refined across real engagements. You are paying for judgment and 13+ years of compensation experience - not for hours of document formatting.
We have no salary bands yet. Is it too early?
No - that is exactly what the check establishes. If your foundations need building first, the report says so and tells you in which order.
German or English?
Both. Intake and report in German or English - the report is produced in one language of your choice. The debrief call can switch between the two freely, which is how most mixed teams actually operate.
What happens after the check?
Whatever you decide. Many companies fix the top actions themselves; if you want support, there is a fixed-price Readiness Sprint that picks up exactly where the check stops.
Not sure yet? Two free ways to get a first read:
Free 5-minute self-check - instant, in your browser, no sign-up
Free 3-minute scorecard - short form, scored result at the end, personal follow-up if you ask