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EqualBase Solutions · EU Pay Transparency Directive

From no defensible pay structure to audited, filed compliance.

Most platforms stop at finding the gap. EqualBase closes it — at the lowest possible cost — and hands you an independently audited report you can file with the regulator. Four solutions that build on one another, delivered as one system.

Lowest-cost remediationIndependently auditedRegulator-ready filing
Reconciliation outcome · Q2 reportingFiled
Adjusted pay gap
6.4%0.0%
Cost of closure
Lowest viable
−46% vs. flat top-up
Audit status
Verified
Certified auditor · sealed
Remediation spend
Optimised
01Compensation Structure & Design

The foundation most companies don't have.

Without a defensible compensation structure, there is nothing to measure a gap against — and nothing to defend. EqualBase builds it first: a comprehensive structure document and a tool that determines the right pay and incentive package for every individual employee.

  • Calibrated to your business — industry, organisational structure and operating model, not a generic template.
  • Per-employee precision — the right compensation and incentive mix for each role and level.
  • The single source of truth that analysis and reconciliation are both built on.
Outcome

A documented, defensible, per-employee compensation and incentive framework — the bedrock everything else relies on.

Compensation frameworkDefensible
SR
Senior Engineer · L4
Product & Engineering
Band C
Base pay€62k
Bonus target€11k
Travel allowance€3.2k
Medical insurance€4.1k
Overtime rate1.5×
Total package · benchmarked to band€80.3k
02Pay Gap Analysis

Numbers a regulator and a tribunal will accept.

EqualBase identifies where pay gaps exist and how significant they are — with rigour built to withstand scrutiny. Not a dashboard guess: a defensible picture of your true position, entity by entity and band by band.

  • Grounded in over 50 years of peer-reviewed academic research — the reason the result stands up under challenge.
  • Built on Stage 01 — every comparison rests on the structure, so the gap is measured against something real.
  • Clear and significant — exactly where the gaps are and how large, ready to act on.
Outcome

A clear, defensible picture of where pay gaps exist and how significant they are — analysis you can stand behind under scrutiny.

Adjusted gap by quartileDefensible
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MenWomenUpper quartile: −8.1%
50+ years
of peer-reviewed academic research behind every figure
03Pay Gap Reconciliation · The key driver

Anyone can say "pay the underpaid more." We close the gap for the least possible spend.

For every identified gap, EqualBase tunes the full set of compensation levers — base pay, travel allowance, bonus, medical insurance, disability gratuity, overtime and more — and lands on the combination that closes the gap at the lowest cost to the company.

Compensation levers
Tuned to the lowest-cost combination
Gap closed
Base pay+3.1%
Travel allowance+€1.4k
BonusRe-weight
Medical insuranceTier ↑
Disability gratuity+€0.6k
Overtime rate1.5×
…and every other lever in your structure, balanced together.
The CFO-grade answer
6.4%0.0%
Cost to close the gapLowest viable
EqualBase combination
Optimised mixvs. flat top-up of base pay
Saving vs. paying everyone up−46%
Outcome

The cheapest defensible path to a closed gap — minimum cost, maximum compliance. Remediation becomes a controlled decision, not an open-ended bill.

04Pay Gap & Reconciliation Audit

Independently verified. Built to be filed.

Internal work becomes accepted compliance when someone independent signs off. EqualBase audits the analysis and reconciliation through its marketplace of certified pay-gap auditors — and the resulting reports are built to be filed with the relevant government bodies.

  • The EqualBase Network — vetted, certified pay-gap auditors across the EU, matched to your entities.
  • Filing-ready output — reports in the format each authority requires, ready to submit.
  • Software plus the human network — independent verification you can put your name behind.
Outcome

Independently audited, regulator-ready reports — the credible, filed proof of fairness.

EqualBase Network · certified auditorsVetted
HK
Helena Krause
Pay-equity auditor · DE, AT
Certified
142 filings
LM
Luc Moreau
Reward & compliance · FR, BE, LU
Certified
98 filings
SA
Sofia Albright
Statutory audit · ES, IT, PT
Certified
120 filings
Audit report · filed with authority
Independently verified & submission-ready
Who feels the pain

One system, answering to the whole room.

The four solutions speak to every stakeholder weighing exposure against the cost of fixing it.

CHRO · Head of Reward

A structure you can defend.

From scattered pay data to a documented framework and a gap you can explain to the board and to staff.

CFO

Remediation as a controlled cost.

Close the gap for the least possible spend — a quantified bill, not an open-ended one.

Legal Counsel

Defensible, audited, filed.

Numbers grounded in research, independently verified, in the format the regulator accepts.

HR Operations

One workflow, end to end.

Structure, analysis, reconciliation and filing in a single system — no stitching tools together.

Fits 100–250 employees250–1,000through enterprise

Find the gap. Close it for the least cost. File the proof.

Book a call and we'll walk your team through the four solutions on your own structure — from foundation to filed report.

Book a callA 30-minute walkthrough. No preparation required.