Heartpace – Leading in Pay Transparency & Equal Pay

The EU’s upcoming Pay Transparency Directive represents one of the biggest changes in the labor market since the introduction of the Discrimination Act. By June 2026 at the latest, the rules must be implemented in Sweden, and preparations continue within the EU. With the directive, employers will face new obligations regarding salary information, pay mapping, job evaluation, and reporting to supervisory authorities.

Reduce unjustified pay gaps between women and men

Increase transparency around how salaries are determined and why differences arise

For many organizations, this means extensive change work — but for Heartpace, it is an area where we have long been experts.

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Heartpace – Leading in Pay Transparency & Equal Pay

Reduce unjustified pay gaps between women and men

Increase transparency around how salaries are determined and why differences arise

For many organizations, this means extensive change work — but for Heartpace, it is an area where we have long been experts.

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1000+ companies use Heartpace for their HR needs

Heartpace is one of Sweden’s best rated HR-systems

System support and expertise that prepare you for future legal requirements.

To meet legal requirements, companies need to establish structured and traceable processes. Heartpace supports you all the way with both consulting services and market‑leading system features.

A well‑developed job evaluation and job architecture
– the foundation for equal and equivalent work.

A clear and sustainable salary structure
– with defined salary ranges and transparent logic.

A pay transparency policy
– where the criteria for salary setting, evaluation, and transparency are clearly described.

Training and anchoring with managers and union representatives
– so that the organization stands secure during change.

Heartpace
Equal Pay Transparency – A smart and complete solution for future legal requirements.

Our Heartpace Equal Pay Transparency module is designed to meet – and simplify – all the requirements of the Pay Transparency Directive.

The system helps you to:

Share salary data with employees in a secure and controlled way
Provide salary ranges to managers/recruiters for consistent and fair pay decisions during recruitment
Review your job architecture and pay structure with clear roles and levels
Conduct analyses and pay audits with smart visualizations and data insights

You save time, eliminate subjective assessments, and gain full control over the entire salary structure. At the same time, you ensure that the organization is compliant with the directive that comes into force in June 2026.

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Platform
Automate, analyze, and improve – all in one system.

Reports and automation – Create and schedule reports to track developments over time.
Data review – Identify trends and deviations with detailed insights into your pay structure.
Pay mapping – Compare salaries by gender, role, and market data to ensure fairness.
Automated insights for better decisions – Receive concrete recommendations based on your data.

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Unleash your full HR-potential!

Heartpace exists for you to spend your time on the most important thing – Your organization.

Source: 2024 Heartpace customer survey

98%

State that they have identified and addressed any pay disparities with Heartpace

9/10

States improved workflows and data management

99%

Satisfaction with our support

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Why modern organizations choose Heartpace Pay Transparency

Meet legal requirements in no time

Legal requirements met: Heartpace’s salary transparency function meets all legal requirements for salary transparency according to the salary transparency directive.
Fast implementation: The implementation of Heartpace’s salary transparency function can take place immediately, adapted to your specific needs and conditions.
Transparent overview: The function provides a clear and detailed overview of the organization’s salary structure, with visualizations and charts that make it easy to analyze the data.

Adapt the solution to your needs

Choose what you want to show: Heartpace’s salary transparency feature gives you full control over what information you want to share. You can choose to display salary ranges, median salaries, percentiles or other relevant data.
Hide individual pay figures: Protect individual privacy by hiding individual pay figures. At the same time, you can share relevant information about the salary structure at an aggregate level.
Adapt to different roles and needs: You can create different views of salary data for different roles and needs within the organization. For example, managers may have access to more detailed information than employees.

More transparent and efficient recruitment process

Meets the salary transparency directive’s requirements: Heartpace’s salary transparency function makes it easy to post salary ranges and requirements if recruiting new staff, whether through advertisements or internally
Attract the right candidates: By clearly displaying salary ranges and requirements in recruitment ads, you can attract the right candidates and save time and resources.
Create a transparent recruitment process: Pay transparency contributes to a more transparent recruitment process, which can lead to increased trust and commitment among both candidates and employees

Job architecture and job evaluation simple and effective

Easy to get started: Use predefined factors or create your own to match your organization’s needs. You can also upload another methodology if you want
Continuous updates: The system helps you implement your job architecture and gives you tools to continuously update it during the year
Gain insight into salary levels: Heartpace’s salary transparency feature can be linked to market salary data, giving you insight into salary levels for similar positions in your industry and location.

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“My advice is to choose a supplier which can help with both advice and system support”

Rebecca Styf
Chief Human Resources Officer, Hypergene

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Full integration with other systems

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Heartpace – The HR system for modern organizations

“Our development and salary talks have been given a completely different quality now that we use Heartpace. Everyone gets the opportunity to prepare for the conversation in a good way, which in turn gets a better “flow”. We evaluate and update the templates continuously to find a good collaboration and level.”

Lisa BogrenHR and Sustainability Manager, Uddevallahem

“We chose Heartpace for the complete solution that the system offers with many good modules that we will benefit greatly from. The system feels professional with ready-made templates for both talks and surveys. But also that it is easy to set up your own templates based on the needs of the business.”

Sabine WigertzHR Manager, Wesmans

“At Techstep, gender equality and sustainability are very important core values. Of course, as digitalization experts, we chose digital system support for Equal Pay Analysis. Heartpace’s tool is very simple, with a smooth process, both technically and in terms of analysis. I appreciate the automated suggestions in the analysis where the system highlights differences to analyze further. Additionally, the Salary Analysis is also very valuable to us!”

Suzanne AlmbringHR Manager, Techstep

“We have very objective-oriented employees and managers and performance management is important for us. With Heartpace, it is easy to perform talks and set both objectives and activities that are easy to follow up. The tool is employee-driven and appeals to both me and my colleagues. It suits us very well.”

Rebecca StyfHR Manager, Hypergene

“A major advantage of Heartpace is that the focus on preparation for reviews is central. This means that not only the managers but also the employees are well-prepared. For us, the tool has also meant that we have changed the way of looking at employee conversations and my feeling is that we meet our objectives better now.”

Anders JacobsonCEO, Aratron

“Initially, we chose Heartpace HR system to set up digital and smooth management for our annual employee reviews, goals, competencies, and systematic work environment monitoring. Over time, we have added more HR modules such as salary mapping, salary review, whistleblowing, onboarding, and e-signing via Scrive. In addition, we have chosen Heartpace HRM as our master. The communication with Team Heartpace and the Online Support has always worked very well.”

Tom WintenstråleCFO, Nordic Bulkers AB

“Heartpace is a modern and professional tool that helps me to be structured, pragmatic and transparent in our work with skills development, consultant evaluations and salary negotiations, among other things. We have chosen the modules that suit us and create value for our employees. Our consultants know where to find their development plan, previous conversations and find Heartpace easy to use. I can warmly recommend the tool, it will make things easier for you!”

Margareta CervinCEO, Giraff Data Konsult AB

“For us at Sveriges Arkitekter, it is important to hold individual development interviews regularly and to carry out various employee surveys during the year. Heartpace is easy to use for both managers and employees and contributes to transparency and provides the support we need in a very good way.”