Τraining manual for employers and business executives

Within the framework of the FAIR PAY project, the Research Centre for Gender Equality (KETHI) as the lead partner, together with the Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs (SEGE) and WHEN Equity, Empowerment, Change as the co-authors, created this training manual for employers and business executives.

This manual aims to support companies and organisations of all sizes in understanding and practically implementing pay transparency, as set out in Directive (EU) 2023/970, while also promoting the broader principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value.

It is intended for employers, managers, human rescources executives, payroll officers and individuals involved in organisational decision-making, regardless of whether they work in a large company with a well-established Human Resources department or in a small or medium-sized enterprise with more flexible but less formalised procedures. Its objective is to help readers understand the key concepts and challenges related to pay equality and pay transparency, identify practical ways to foster these principles within their organisations, and plan the next steps towards meaningful and sustainable change.

The manual has been developed as part of Work Package 3 of the FAIR PAY project and complements the project’s training activities and practical tools. Its scope covers the full range of practices, processes and actions that employers can undertake to embed pay transparency into the operation of their organisations. Its purpose is to provide a coherent framework within which pay transparency is not treated as an isolated obligation, but as part of a broader corporate strategy for fairer, more inclusive and sustainable working environments.

The handbooks were developed as part of the FAIR PAY project, implemented by the General Secretariat for Equality and Human Rights (GSEHR) as the coordinating beneficiary, in partnership with the Research Centre for Gender Equality (KETHI), WHEN – Equity, Empowerment, Change, and the Association of Greek Women Entrepreneurs (SEGE).

The project is co-funded by Greece and the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme.