France guarantees equal pay for work of equal value in its Labour Code and measures employer pay gaps through the Gender Equality Index. The Index is indicator-based rather than a factor-based job evaluation, and is being reformed to align with the EU Directive's equal-value concept.
Equal-value principle in the Code; pay gaps measured via a 5-indicator Index.
Compensable factors referenced: None prescribed (Index is indicator-based).
France does not name a specific evaluation method, but its equal-value standard means that when pay claims arise, jobs are compared on factors like skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. A documented, analytical job evaluation gives employers the evidence base courts and regulators look for — without one, equal-value comparisons happen on someone else's terms.
PointFactors implements the analytical, factor-based methodology referenced by pay equity laws worldwide.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-11