Remove transparency: Conference in Hamburg via new EU directive

Remove transparency: Conference in Hamburg via new EU directive

Bucerius Law School, Deutschland - The 17th annual conference of the European Institute of Advanced Studies (EIAS) took place on February 21 and 22, 2025 at the Bucerius Law School. The focus of the event was the important topic of fee transparency and equality of pay . The reason for the conference is the EU entertainment transparency directive, which must be implemented in German law by summer 2026 in order to strengthen the principle of the same fee for men and women that has been anchored in European contracts since 1957 ( law-school.de , Eur-lex.europa.eu ).

The conference started with opening reports on the European Labor and Social Law Correspondence, including PD Dr. Stefan Witschen from the University of Cologne, who spoke about labor law, and Antonia Seeland, LL.M. from the Hugo Sinzheimer Institute, which illuminated social law aspects. German perspectives on the topic were, among other things, by Prof. Dr. Adam Sagan from the University of Bayreuth and Dr. Christiane Padé, a judge at the Federal Social Court, presented.

compatible analyzes and panel discussions

Another part of the conference dealt with comparative analyzes, where Francis Delaporte, President of the Administrative Court in Luxembourg, and Melanie R. Hack, Ph.D. from the University of Bergen, participation. They gave insights into the legal framework in Luxembourg and Norway. The conference rounded off an exciting panel discussion. Perspectives were discussed by various participants, including Roland Wolf from the Federal Association of German Employers' Associations and Isabel Eder from the German Trade Union Confederation. Also Prof. Dr. Jutta Allmendinger from the Humboldt University in Berlin and the lawyer Dr. Doris-Maria Schuster von Gleiss Lutz brought her perspectives.

The European Directive (EU) 2023/970 , which came into force on June 6, 2023, significant changes are attributed. This guideline includes extended information claims and reporting obligations regarding gender -specific wage discrimination. Employers are also obliged to disclose the criteria for deferring. A central innovation is the obligation to report a gender -specific wage gradient if more than 100 employees work in the company.

expectations of the German legislator

The upcoming changes take a look at the need to revise the German Remuneration Transparency Act of 2017 . According to the directive, all EU countries must have introduced the necessary legal and administrative regulations for the implementation of the directive by June 7, 2026 ( haufe.de ).

The organizer thanked not only to the speakers and the advisory board, who with members such as RA Dr. Hauke Rinsdorf and Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bauschke was occupied, but also the organization team around Miriam Jobst and Bucerius Education GmbH and the Hamburg Association for Labor Law, which supported the event. Special thanks was given to photographer Sven Störmann.