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Season 2, Episode 1: In this season’s premiere of Reward Nerds we’re back with MEP Kira Marie Peter-Hansen gauging the state of the Pay Transparency implementation process. Kira was one of two chief negotiators on the Directive, and she will take us on a tour behind the scenes of the political dialogue leading up to the adoption of the Directive and we will deep-dive into the likely near future of pay transparency across Europe. Spoiler AlertThe episode begins with a brief recap of Kira’s personal journey, from being the youngest elected MEP ever to becoming chief negotiator for the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Then, in classical Jon style, we’ll dive headfirst into the heart of the matter: What happens now?In their conversation, Kira and Jon will touch upon the status of the transposition across the member states and the announced and expected delays, as well as recent changes in the political climate and the consequences for Europe and gender equality; and then of course the process going forward.They review the future of attraction and retention in Europe, the (potential) role of collective agreements, and the possible gains for companies who are at the forefront of implementation and equality. Finally, Kira shares her recommendations to European companies - and without revealing too much, we can say that Kira is optimistic.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Parker is the founder, owner and director at Leadership & Talent, which is an organization that makes leadership training. His mantra is “everyone deserves a good leader” and through more than two decades he has been training leaders and not least training leadership training program designers across the globe, creating the foundation for great places to work.Spoiler alert: In this episode Jon and Stephen discuss the change management side of the pay transparency directive, as this change in the legal landscape around pay will require training managers on how to have these new conversations and avoid the pitfalls of existing habits around pay conversations, such a pay secrecy and asking candidates about pay history.They cover the potential and the pitfalls of the change management side of Pay Transparency, and Stephen provides valuable insights on how to get c-levels engaged in Reward projects to ensure your funding.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Jon is chatting with Søren Mieritz Anderson, a seasoned Global Reward Director, who has worked in both European-based and US-based global companies and subsidiaries. In the interview, they reflect on the various differences there are in the ways we work with Rewards on each side of the pond, and they also touch upon some of the implications of and experiences with pay transparency regulations and company policies.Spoiler alert: Søren starts by reflecting on the birth of the Rewards discipline in the Nordics and his own road to our nerdy niche field. He then goes on to discuss some of the key differences of working with compensation and benefits in a European setting vs. an American setting, incl. the role of healthcare benefits and taxation. This leads our two Reward Nerds into a talk about Total Reward Statements and the impact of a strong brand on attraction and retention. We are also pampered with a short reflection on new ways of working with Global Rewards in the age of zoom calls and hybrid work models and a longer talk about pay equity, pay transparency and the role of unions and collective bargaining agreements. Søren shares his insights on how to work with varying degrees of transparency requirements across states and before the interview concludes they briefly return to the role of taxes in pay setting and how sales compensation is its own unique discipline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Jon is interviewing Henrike von Platen, who is the founder of Fair Pay Innovation Lab (FPI). The interview is centered on Henrike's mission to ensure it will not take 200 years before we have pay equity - in Europe and the World. She tells the story of her journey from the years leading up to her founding the FPI in 2017 until today, where FPI is a renovned non-profit well on the way to achieve its goals.Spoiler alert: On the way Henrike deep-dives into how companies can ensure their long-term goal of being fair paying employers rather than just quick fixing a current pay gap, she discusses the barriers and limitations of politics and why the real future of fair pay lies in the hands of the companies, and of course how companies can achieve the fair pay stamp of approval world-wide.You can find Henrike and the Fair Pay Certification at https://www.fpi-lab.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were curious about some of the details of the EU Pay Transparency Directive and who better to ask than the chief nogotiator herself? Kira Marie Peter-Hansen was one of two chief negotiators bringing the Pay Transparency Directive to life and we had the pleasure of speaking with her directly on this topic, when she attended a roundtable we hosted in January 2024 with Rewards specialists from across the largest Nordic companies. Prior to the meeting, we had asked our LinkedIn followers what they were wondering after reading the Directive; these questions as well as key questions from the roundtable were recorded in this interview. It was first published on another channel in January 2024; however, as we are about to host a follow-up session on April 11, 2025, we thought it would be relevant to republish this first interview here on Reward Nerds. If you have any questions that you think we should ask Kira, when she visits us in a fortnight, please send us an email at hello@nordicrewardpartners.com.Please note that Kira's advice does not constitute legal advice. Also, there were two corrections that we'd like to clarify: at timestamp 11:54 the correct number of years is eight for when evaluation of a directive begins and at timestamp 15:53 Kira meant to say "it's up for the judges to judge". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We deep-dive into the main themes of the EU pay transparency directive and discuss the implications it has on companies operating within the EU, especially the departments of Finance and HR including Rewards / Compensation & Benefits. We discuss the requirements as they are known now, pre-implementation, and how best to safeguard against a negative effect on the business. This episode is hosted by Jon Sannes, and he is joined by Marie, who is also a partner at Nordic Reward Partners and an in-house resource person in the field of pay transparency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.