The EU's Pay Transparency Directive is on track to arrive with a simple promise: visibility will bring fairness. But transparency only exposes outcomes.
The flood of accusations of sexual harassment against film producer Harvey Weinstein is making organisations of all kinds very nervous: a figure central to an entire industry, with a long-standing reputation, reduced in days to a target for ridicule.
Private sector pay awards rose to 3.4 percent at the start of 2026 as more employers approved higher settlements amid continuing cost-of-living pressures.
Payroll teams face data and system gaps ahead of new HMRC rules, raising concerns about readiness for tighter compliance and supply chain accountability.