Pay conversations and annual reviews: The questions managers aren't ready for

Employees are coming into pay conversations better informed than ever. They’re asking why this amount, compared to what, how the decision was made, and what could change the outcome next time.

In this on-demand expert discussion, Sandrine Bardot and Luca Valerii explain why manager readiness is now a pay transparency issue, and what HR teams need to prepare before annual review season.

• Why pay conversations reveal whether reward governance is actually working
• What managers need to explain the story behind the number
• How EU pay transparency rules change candidate and employee conversations
• Why HRBPs need to prepare managers before review season
• How to handle difficult questions without overpromising or hiding behind HR

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