Transparent payments are coming: companies are pressed for time

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 10. 15. 10:37

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From next summer, domestic companies will also have to transparently ensure that their employees receive equal pay for work of equal or similar value. According to a national survey, the majority of employers are not yet prepared for the change that will fundamentally determine organizational culture, while employees are afraid that their salaries will become public. PwC Hungary and Profession.hu are now launching a joint program to eliminate misconceptions about wage transparency and ensure a smooth transition.

The EU The Pay Transparency Directive gives member states until mid-2026 to develop the appropriate regulatory framework for wage transparency. From then on, companies will have to they will have to have a transparent wage structure based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, which allows the value of the work performed to be comparable and employees to be paid accordingly.

Profession.hu, as Hungary’s leading recruitment and labor market solutions platform, and PwC Hungary, an internationally leading group of companies in the fields of business and tax consulting and auditing, have launched a joint program to support companies in a practical way in understanding and applying the expectations of wage transparency. The parties will not only conduct research, but also publish understandable, practical materials that will help companies prepare and contribute to dispelling misconceptions and misunderstandings on the topic. In addition, they will organize professional events where they will share their experiences and create opportunities for open dialogue.

In the first joint video of a new series by Profession.hu and PwC Hungary, the experts go through the most common misunderstandings.

Gender pay gap in Hungary is over 17%

Numerous EU regulations stipulate gender equality, but the theory has not yet been put into practice. On average, women in the EU earn nearly 13 percent less than men, and in Hungary this figure is even higher, at 17 percent. The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive (PTD) will apply to both the public and private sectors, and will not only affect basic wages but also the entire pay system, including bonuses and other benefits.

“We can expect real change from the Pay Transparency Directive because it bridges the gap between theory and practice: it uniquely contains specific provisions that actually intervene in companies’ pay practices. It requires the establishment of a pay structure based on objective criteria, increasing the transparency of pay systems, an annual pay report on the gender pay gap, and provides additional rights to employees in order to more effectively enforce their interests”

– pointed out Gyöngyi Gönczi, Head of the People & Organisation consulting team at PwC Hungary.