Compensation

Pay everyone fairly and compliantly, with the data to back it up

Pay decisions that can't be explained erode trust and invite risk. Combine performance outcomes, People Review goals, and industry data, so you can offer fair and transparent compensation to everyone.

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Consistent, data-driven pay and benefits, without the guesswork

Compensation planning done in isolation leads to inconsistency and inequity. Assessio connects salary bands and grids, compensation reviews, and pay equity analysis in one workspace, so every decision is made with full context and complete budget visibility.

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Salary grid

Getting compensation right isn't optional under the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Assessio combines fixed pay, variable pay, bonuses, and benefits in kind with gender pay gap and equity indicators, so you always know exactly what to offer for every role.

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Compensation review

Pay decisions shouldn’t involve chasing data across five systems. Assessio brings quartile positioning, compa-ratio, performance level, and People Review data into one workspace, with budget visibility and compliance dashboards built in, so every decision is fast, fair, and audit-ready.

Why choose Assessio for compensation?

Make pay fair and compliant

Increase pay transparency and stay EU compliant

Use our built-in salary grids to make figures easier to understand, explain, and defend - while supporting compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive.


Create consistency

Standardise your total compensation

Adopt formal compensation frameworks to stay consistent and fair across teams and locations.


Services to support you

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Assessio's tools are even more valuable with the right expertise behind them. Our Services team can help you get the most from every assessment and talent decision.

Balance retention with cost control

51% of organisations struggle to balance pay and budget

Assessio’s compensation intelligence software helps you stay market-competitive and financially disciplined.


Link pay to results

83% of HR leaders agree performance should guide pay

Our assessment and compensation tools work together, so you can link pay to performance.

Customer stories

Trusted by global, growing enterprises across industries

JobTeaser separated its development reviews from its performance reviews, then rebuilt its whole compensation strategy around overall growth rather than short-term output. Pay decisions are made fair and transparent, and grounded in performance.

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splits performance and development into distinct reviews

Fair pay

compensation linked to overall development, not recent output

Mobility

development reviews surface who's ready to step up, triggering an HR conversation

"By separating development from performance reviews, we completely rethought our pay philosophy: we now reward how people grow in their role, not just their performance over a single period."
Maud Bourdrez, HR Manager, JobTeaser

TraceOne centralised all its review campaigns into one platform across ten countries. Annual and mid-year performance reviews measure objective achievements and growth, and the results feed directly into its variable compensation policy, giving pay decisions a consistent, documented basis.

Performance linked to pay

review results feed directly into variable compensation

One consistent basis

the same framework used across ten countries

Documented and fair

pay decisions are grounded in structured review data

"Rather than juggling several tools and platforms, everything is centralised in one place. All our campaigns and data sit in one tool, and it's intuitive, unlike some HRIS."
Amandine Viglino, Global HR Business Partner, TraceOne

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Assessio Talent Suite's scientific foundation and AI assistance run through every capability, so you can make confident decisions at every stage of the employee journey.

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    Our performance management software combines reviews, objectives, and 360 feedback in one platform, providing an unbiased read and clear suggestions for improvement.

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    AI

    Assessio's optional AI features draft, predict, and guide throughout the platform, helping you make faster, more confident decisions without replacing human judgment.

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See why leading HR teams love Compensation with Assessio Talent Suite. We’ll show you, at your own pace, how 70 years of psychometric science pairs with modern tech to strengthen your talent strategy.

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See why thousands of organisations around the world use Assessio to unlock their full potential.

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Frequently asked questions about Compensation

Browse our FAQs to find out more.

What is the benefit of having software for compensation management?

Compensation management software centralises salary grids, budget tracking, and compensation planning in one workspace instead of spreadsheets. Assessio's Compensation module combines Compensation Grids (fixed pay, variable, bonuses, benefits in kind) with Compensation Review, a structured manager workspace that pulls in performance and People Review data before any pay decision is made.

How does pay equity software help with EU Pay Transparency Directive compliance?

The EU Pay Transparency Directive requires employers to report gender pay gaps and justify differences in pay for equal work, with enforcement building through 2026 and 2027. Assessio's Compensation module surfaces salary gap by gender automatically, calculates the cost to bring lagging employees back into the grid in real time, and provides compliance dashboards to verify decisions against legal obligations.

What is compa-ratio and where does it fit into pay decisions?

Compa-ratio compares an employee's actual pay to the market or grid midpoint for their role — a core salary benchmarking metric, and one of several reference points managers need before making a pay decision. Assessio's Compensation Review aggregates compa-ratio alongside quartile positioning, performance level, and People Review data in a single manager workspace.

What is the difference between a salary grid and a salary band?

A salary band is simply a pay range for a role or level, often set from market data alone. A salary grid goes further — it's the structured output of a job evaluation process, mapping roles to pay ranges based on their assessed relative value within the organisation, not just what the market pays. This distinction matters under the EU Pay Transparency Directive: the law requires pay structures built on objective, gender-neutral criteria and equal pay for equal-value work, and a properly built grid satisfies both requirements in a way a simple band doesn't guarantee. Assessio's Compensation Grids module is built on this job-evaluation foundation, which is also what makes pay gap data meaningful — without a grid providing structural context, a reported gap has nothing to be measured against.

Can compensation software prevent budget overruns during review cycles?

Assessio's Compensation module breaks budget down by department across validated, proposed, remaining, and out-of-budget allocations, visible to managers in real time throughout the cycle, so there are no surprises or last-minute recalibrations at year-end.

Does compensation software connect pay decisions to performance data?

Yes, Assessio's Compensation module connects People Review data automatically, so managers can see whether someone is a top performer, a retention risk, or a development priority alongside their salary data, rather than making pay decisions in isolation.