What is the employee’s right to information?
The employee’s right to information means that employees are entitled to request information about their own pay level, as well as the average pay of employees performing the same work or work of equal value, broken down by gender.
The purpose of the information is to ensure that the pay system is transparent and verifiable while preserving the confidentiality of individual salaries.
How is the information provided?
In practice, employers typically provide written information based on aggregated data within a predefined deadline.
Aggregated data make it possible to assess pay differences without making the salaries of individual employees identifiable.
What does this mean for employers?
Employers must establish data management and internal processes that make it possible to collect the relevant information and provide it within the required deadline.
To do this, the logic behind pay decisions, job classifications and the pay criteria applied must be clearly documented, as these form the basis of the responses provided to employees.
How does it relate to pay transparency?
The right to information enables employees to better understand the position of their own pay within the organisation’s pay system.
Adequate information supports the verifiability of pay decisions, the identification of unjustified differences and the strengthening of employee trust.
Official definition
Under the employee’s right to information, employees may request information about their own pay level, as well as the average pay level of employees performing the same work or work of equal value, broken down by gender.
Frequently asked questions
What pay information can an employee request?
Employees may request information about their own pay level, as well as the average pay level of employees performing the same work or work of equal value, broken down by gender.
Will individual salaries become public?
No. The information is typically based on aggregated data and therefore does not disclose the salaries of individual employees.
In what form is the information provided?
Typically in writing, within the deadline specified by law or internal procedures.
Why is it important to document pay decisions?
Because documented classification and pay principles enable the employer to provide accurate and justifiable responses to employee requests.
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