EU Job Posting Pay Range Pack

Get the hiring side of the Directive right on every posting: a playbook on the recruitment rules, a range builder that documents a defensible range and writes the posting line, the recruiter and manager scripts, and a tracker that holds a posting until it is ready.

Four pieces that take a posting from draft to documented

A playbook to read, templates you publish from, a workbook that builds and tracks the range, and a one-page orientation. Built to be used together on every posting.

• Pay Range Posting Playbook. The recruitment transparency rules, a five-step method to build a range you can defend on objective criteria, recruiter scripts, manager alignment, and a candidate FAQ. A PDF to read first.
• Templates and Scripts. A posting checklist, the approval workflow, recruiter scripts, a manager worksheet, a candidate FAQ, and ready-to-use posting language. A Word file to fill in.
• Pay Range Posting Workbook. A Posting Tracker with a readiness gate, a Range Builder that generates the line you paste into the advert, a Range Documentation record, a Readiness Audit across every country you hire in, and a definitions tab. It works in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Start Here. What each piece does and the order to use them. One page, read it first.

The method in the order a posting runs

Set the range, build the posting, then gate it before it goes live. The pack drafts and documents; counsel confirms the rule that applies in each country you hire in.

• Set and document the range. Read the Playbook, then use the Range Builder to set a range on objective criteria and copy the generated posting line into your advert.
• Build the posting. Fill in the Templates for the role: the checklist, the approval block, the recruiter scripts, the manager worksheet, and the candidate FAQ.
• Gate it before it goes live. Track every posting on the Posting Tracker. Ready to post turns green only when the range is approved, the pay-history question is removed, the wording is gender-neutral, and the recruiter is briefed.
• Record and audit. Record the basis on Range Documentation, and clear the Readiness Audit across every country you hire in.

Built on the recruitment rules and honest about its limits

The advert is where a missing line becomes a problem in public, so the pack is careful with the posting and clear that the local rule is a national matter.

• Never a stand-in for legal advice. Whether a posting must carry the range or only provide it before the interview, the timing, the size thresholds, and the local disclosure rules are set by national law, so the pack prepares a documented position and tells you when to bring in qualified local counsel.
• Tied to the Directive recruitment rules. The work rests on the hiring rules the Directive sets for every employer: a pay range or starting figure before the interview, no questions about pay history, gender-neutral adverts and titles, and a range you can defend on objective criteria, framed as a reference to confirm, not a guarantee.
• Built for the gold-plating. Several member states require the pay inside the advert itself rather than merely before the interview, so the Readiness Audit runs per country and the Posting Tracker holds a posting until its country row is clear.
• Dated and reviewable. Every file carries a last-reviewed date, and the Range Documentation tab keeps the basis on record.

Who it is built for

Built for

• A talent acquisition or HR team posting roles across one or more EU countries and needing the required lines, a defensible range, and a per-country check on every advert.
• A hiring manager or recruiter who writes the postings and needs the scripts, the approval workflow, and the candidate FAQ to hold the line in interviews.
• A company based outside the EU hiring into a member state that needs the posting side localized without guessing at the rules.

If you are looking for

• The whole readiness framework, not the hiring side on its own. The EU Pay Transparency Readiness Toolkit frames the seven workstreams and runs the pay-gap review.
• US posting rules, not the EU rules. The US State Pay Transparency Pack covers the state-by-state disclosure rules.

Before you buy

What format are the files and can I edit them?

One Playbook PDF, one Word file of templates and scripts, one Excel workbook, and a Start Here PDF. The workbook works in Excel or Google Sheets, everything is editable, and the files are yours to keep.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is general information and a self-review structure for planning. The pack marks where to bring in qualified local counsel, and it does not determine that any posting complies. National rules differ, so confirm the rule for each country you post in before you publish.

What does a posting have to include?

The Directive requires a pay range or starting figure before the interview, no questions about a candidate’s pay history, and gender-neutral adverts and titles. Several member states go further and require the pay inside the advert. The Readiness Audit runs per country so you set the right standard for each.

Do we have to put the range in the advert or only provide it before interview?

That is the detail that varies. The Directive sets the floor at before the interview, and several member states require it inside the advert. The pack flags it per country and points you to confirm the local rule with counsel; the Range Builder produces a posting line either way.

Will it stay current as national laws arrive?

The recruitment rules are set by the Directive and stable; the in-advert and threshold details are national and still arriving. Each file carries a last-reviewed date, so check it and confirm the country detail with local counsel.

What is the refund policy?

Digital products are covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. See the refund policy for the full terms.

What happens after I buy?

Checkout delivers an instant download link, and a receipt with the same link arrives by email. Open the Start Here page first; it tells you the order to work in. If a file gives you trouble, email support@truestephr.com.

A playbook, templates, a workbook, and general business information for planning, not legal or tax advice. The EU pay transparency rules are set by Directive (EU) 2023/970 and put into effect by each member state’s own national law, which varies and is still arriving, so confirm country-specific requirements with qualified local counsel. Last reviewed June 2026.