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Art. 10(1)

5% threshold

The size of an unexplained gap within a category of workers that can trigger a joint pay assessment.

In practice

Gaps below 5% must still be corrected if they are not justified (several national bills say so explicitly); 5% is only the assessment trigger.

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Paraphrase of Directive (EU) 2023/970, Art. 10(1). Read the official text. Not legal advice. All terms.