UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

How do UK organisations handle eU Pay Transparency Directive readiness?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

33.6%Not started

33.6% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Not started” on eU Pay Transparency Directive readiness (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Not started 33.6% Assessing 32.5% Planning 18.5% Implementing 13.6% Compliant 1.9%
EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness (base: 265 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Not startedcommon33.6%
Assessingalternative32.5%
Planningrare18.5%
Implementingrare13.6%
Compliantrare1.9%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

The organisation's readiness for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, from not started through to fully compliant. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/eu-pay-transparency-directive-readiness
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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