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Write a pay transparency request letter
You do not need a new law to ask your employer how pay is set. You can ask for the pay range of your role today, politely and with a clear reason. This free tool from Pathfinder Career Coach writes that letter for you, in a formal or a neutral tone, addressed to your manager, HR or a recruiter. It also separates what you can ask now from what the Dutch pay transparency law may give you once it applies. You see the result straight away, without signing up, and nothing you type is stored.
Status as of 22 September 2026: the Dutch bill implementing EU directive 2023/970 (bill 36 949) has not been passed. The Tweede Kamer has scheduled the plenary debate for 11 January 2027, and the Eerste Kamer must vote after that. This is general information, not legal advice.
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- Say whether you are a current employee or an applicant, and the size of the employer.
- Choose what you want to ask for and the tone of the letter.
- Get a letter you can edit, plus what you can ask now and what may change later.
Questions and answers
- Can I ask my employer for the pay range today?
- Yes. No law is needed to ask, and many Dutch employers already share the range. The letter asks politely and does not claim a legal right.
- What does the pay transparency law change?
- Once the Dutch law applies, applicants should receive the pay range before the pay conversation, employers may no longer ask about salary history, and employees may ask for pay criteria and average pay by gender for the same or equal-value work. The bill has not been passed yet, and details may still change.
- Is what I type stored?
- No. The text you enter is sent to an AI model hosted in the EU to write your letter, and is not stored. We keep only technical usage data, such as which tool ran and how long it took. See the privacy policy for details.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It is general information with the status date shown above. For your own situation, talk to a lawyer, your union or the works council.
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