Pay Transparency: Leading with Fairness, Succeeding with Strategy

Preparing HR and Leadership for Fair and Transparent Pay Practices

Pay transparency is finally here. Are you ready?

Forget about "what is coming." The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive 2023/970) is a reality. Pay transparency is no longer a distant HR project—it is an immediate,soon legally binding reality. This compliance shift radically changes how your company designs compensation structures, justifies salary decisions, and communicates with your workforce.

The Immediate Risk:
The challenge today isn’t just understanding the legislation-it’s mitigating your risk. Without an immediate pay equity strategy, organizations face severe operational disruption, immense pressure on HR teams, legal liabilities, and an irreparable erosion of employee trust.
Dr. Vicky Charalambous 
Program number in ERMIS: 687794 (Nicosia )/ 687843 (Limassol) 

SEMINAR*

  • Equivalent to 18CPDs 

100% HRDA Funded

Fees for the non-HRDA applicant: €1800 per person

*up to 3 participants per company

Note: HRDA-approved seminars are exempted from VAT for eligible organisations applying for the HRDA subsidy. A 19% VAT will apply to seminars and participants who do not qualify for the HRDA subsidy. 
From Legal Compliance to Strategic Advantage
Don't just comply—win. Turn the EU Pay Transparency Directive from a legal obligation into a powerful tool for talent attraction and retention. Designed exclusively for HR professionals and C-level executives, this 100% practical program includes 2 days of hands-on training and 4 hours of 1:1 consulting. Together, we will co-create your company’s job architecture, pay structures, and change management strategy, ensuring you leave with a ready-to-use, tailored 90-day implementation roadmap for the immediate upgrade of your organization.
This seminar focuses on practical implementation and organizational readiness, not legal theory. 

Seminar Details

Option 1 
Face to Face (Nicosia/Greek) 
Option 2 
Face to Face (Limassol/English) 
  • 10 and 11 November 2026
  • 09:00-17:00
  • Limassol (Venue will be announced soon)
  • English 
  • 18 Hours in Total*

*To complete the seminar, attendance at all three sessions is required.

In house Consultation

  • 12 November 2026 - 12 February 2027 
  • Face to Face
  • English & Greek
  • 4 hours tailored session - Personalized for your business priorities
*In coordination with the Company, 4 hours per organization.

What You Will Gain from the Program

THE TRANSPARENCY TOOLBOX (BONUS)

We turn knowledge into immediate organizational value. This is how you and your organization will benefit:
  • Organizational Readiness: You will accurately assess your organization's current readiness level regarding job architecture, pay structures, and pay equity.
  • Compliance & Salary Design: You will design fair salary bands and secure a fully customized roadmap for complete compliance with the European Directive.
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making: You will leverage objective criteria and key pay metrics to transition your company into a mature, data-driven decision-making framework.
  • Audit & Certification Readiness: You will fully prepare your business for upcoming external audits and position yourself for prestigious international certifications like ISO 30414 and the ESG Social Pillar.
  • Employer Branding & Trust: You will master the strategic communication of pay transparency, actively strengthening internal employee trust and boosting your corporate reputation in the job market.
  • Wellbeing & Bias Control: You will learn to identify and mitigate pay biases, driving measurable improvements in your equality metrics and overall workplace wellbeing.
Walk Away with Practical Tools for Immediate Implementation
  • Transparency Readiness Canvas: Your comprehensive organizational self-assessment tool to pinpoint exact gaps in your current framework.
  • Pay Equity Metrics Dashboard: A ready-to-use Excel model designed to streamline your pay equity and salary calculations.
  • Bias Checklist for People Managers: A highly practical guide to help your leadership team make fair, unbiased compensation decisions.
  • Responsible AI in HR Canvas: A strategic guide ensuring the ethical and compliant use of AI when handling your workforce data.
  •  Next 90 Days Implementation Plan: Your definitive, step-by-step actionable roadmap to execute compliance flawlessly.

Turn the European Directive into a competitive advantage. 

Who Should Attend

This program is specifically designed for professionals involved in compensation and strategic rewards decision-making, regardless of their role or organizational tier. It is highly recommended for:
  • HR Professionals & HR Leaders Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs), HR Directors, and Talent Managers who need to redesign reward frameworks, manage employee communications, and lead the internal transition to full pay transparency.
  • C-Level & Executive Leadership CEOs, Managing Directors, and Board Members who must safeguard corporate compliance, protect the employer brand, and align pay equity with the company's broader ESG and corporate governance strategy.
  • Finance & Operations Executives CFOs, Finance Directors, and COOs who oversee company budgets, approve compensation structures, and support the financial modeling of new reward frameworks.

Why You Should Attend

  • 100% Fully Funded: Gain access to a premium masterclass valued at €1,800 at zero cost for HRDA (AnAD) eligible participants in Cyprus.
  • Applied Learning: Engage in hands-on practice with Pay Equity Toolkits and AI Analytics using real-world scenarios, ensuring you know exactly how to apply them on day one.
  • Ready-to-Use Templates: Gain instant access to pre-built policy templates, communication guides, and HR dashboards so your team never has to start from scratch.
  • European Best Practices: Learn from proven, real-world case studies of pioneering organizations that have already successfully transitioned to pay transparency.
  • 4 Hours of Personalized Consulting: Receive dedicated, 1:1 strategic advisory sessions tailored 100% to the unique needs, structure, and challenges of your organization.

Thematology 

Exclusive In-House Consultation

We build the future of your organization together.
  • Deep Dive Audit: A comprehensive assessment of your organization's current state, including policies, data, and processes.
  • Pay Transparency Action Plan: Development of a tailored action plan with clear objectives, KPIs, and an implementation timeline.
  • Pay Philosophy Statement: Creation of your organization's pay philosophy, internal policy, and communication strategy to support the transition.
  • Equity Dashboard Setup: Identification and definition of the key metrics (such as pay ratio and promotion rate) most relevant to your organization.

Τι λeνε aτομα που eχουν συμμετaσχει

Σίγουρα δεν ήταν απλώς ένα ακόμη σεμινάριο αλλά μια γεύση από το μέλλον της εργασίας! Οι συζητήσεις και οι δραστηριότητες που περιλάμβαναν συμμετοχή από όλους/ες τους/ις παρευρισκόμενους/ενες ήταν αναζωογονητικές. Επιπλέον, η εκπαιδεύτρια ήταν εξαιρετική και μοιράστηκε πολύτιμες γνώσεις και εμπειρίες.
Κυριακή Σείσου
HR at Telewest Security & Automation

Dr. Vicky Charalambous

Director of People, Culture & Organizational Performance, CARDET
Dr. Vicky Charalambous is a senior Human Resources executive and one of the most highly qualified professionals in the fields of organizational wellbeing, values-based leadership, and Positive Psychology in the workplace. She holds a PhD in Positive Organizational Psychology, a Master’s degree in Organizational and Economic Psychology, and a Bachelor’s degree in International and European Economic Studies. With over 2,500 hours of training experience, she has served as a Lecturer at the European University, is an HRDA (AnAD) certified trainer, and holds international credentials as a Chief Happiness Officer and Chief Wellbeing Officer. Dr. Charalambous is a Fellow and Board Member of the Cyprus Human Resource Management Association (CyHRMA), and represents Cyprus at the European Association for People Management (EAPM). She is also an active research member of the Hellenic Association of Positive Psychology. Professionals know her as the Director of the Institute of Development and the Director of People, Culture & Organizational Performance at CARDET. Her extensive corporate background includes serving as an HR Executive at British American Tobacco, Recruitment & Performance Development Manager at C.A. Papaellinas, and HR Consultant at SHL Hellas. Combining rigorous scientific expertise with deep strategic experience, she designs and implements high-impact interventions that enhance fair human resource management, cultivate corporate culture, and elevate the strategic role of HR in modern organizations.

Support your organization’s transition to Pay Transparency
with strategy, equity, and credibility.

Build your strategy now, long before compliance becomes a crisis. 

Call us at   22002107
Important Note:
Employer Responsibilities and Subsidy Conditions: An employee who registers to participate in an HRDA-subsidized training program, does so with their employers' express agreement to the following conditions:

  • De Minimis HRDA Limit: The employer confirms that their company has not exceeded the de minimis aid limit over the past three years. In the event that the HRDA rejects the subsidy application because the company has exceeded its de minimis limit, the employer is fully responsible for paying the total cost of the training program.
  • Liability for Incomplete Participation: If a registered participant fails to meet the minimum attendance requirements for the HRDA subsidy, or if they leave their company before completing the in-house consultation phase, the employer will be liable for the full cost of the program.
  • Rescheduling Consultations: The in-house consultation meetings may only be rescheduled once according to the trainer's availability.
The programme is offered by CARDET, as a Certified Vocational Training Centre (KEK).
The program has been approved by the HRDA as Vital Importance. Enteprises/Organizations participating with their employees, who satisfy HRDA;s criterial, are entitled to subsidy.