Employees below applicable adequate-wage benchmark
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Employees whose pay falls below the applicable adequate-wage benchmark in a named country or subnational jurisdiction, retained with the benchmark, pay boundary, employee population, period and source-method edition used by the reporting organization.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Structured table
- Unit
- Employees below the adequate-wage benchmark (%)
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period or measurement date declared by the source method
- Aggregation
- Do not sum or arithmetically average reported percentages, rates, ratios, or averages; consolidate only from compatible component observations under a disclosed method.
- Pillar
- Social
- Topic
- Pay, wages and labor relations
- Controlled domain
- Workforce
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Percentages are never summed or averaged. Cross-jurisdiction consolidation requires disclosed compatible below-benchmark counts and eligible employee headcounts. A global boolean does not replace country rows. Employee and non-employee observations remain separate.
Cross-library identity
Library mappings and variants
These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.
- Population or boundary coverage relationshipPartial relationship; observations remain separate.Employees and or nonemployees paid below applicable adequate wage benchmark share — S1-10
Verified source occurrences
Framework coverage
This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.
- Adopting DisclosureSource evidence
European Sustainability Reporting Standards
- Publisher
- European Commission
- Edition
- Consolidated 1 January 2025 edition
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Disclosure
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- S1-6 PDF pp205-206; S1-8 p207 and AR 66-70 pp227-228; S1-10 p208 and AR 72-74 p229; S1-16 pp211-212 and AR 98-102 pp233-234
- Adopting DisclosureESRS S1
European Sustainability Reporting Standards
- Publisher
- EFRAG
- Edition
- Taxonomy entry point dated 22 December 2023; package published 30 August 2024
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Narrower Than
- Mapping outcome
- Cross Library Link
- Source locator
- ESRS S1; S1-10; paragraph 70; datapoint S1-10_03; taxonomy concept esrs_PercentageOfEmployeesAndOrNonemployeesPaidBelowApplicableAdequateWageBenchmark
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- Employees below the adequate-wage benchmark (%)
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period or measurement date declared by the source method
Unit meaning: A source-reported percentage from zero to one hundred using the named benchmark and compatible employee population; it is not an inferred at-or-above complement.
Table fields and units
- Reporting entity
- Country and, where relevant, subnational jurisdiction
- Benchmark name, issuer, publication date, legal or methodological status and source URL
- Currency
- Time basis
- Reported value
- Employees below the adequate-wage benchmark (%)
- Measurement-source edition
- Assurance status
Published dimensions
- Reporting entity.
- Country and, where relevant, subnational jurisdiction.
- Benchmark name, issuer, publication date, legal or methodological status and source URL.
- Currency.
- Time basis.
- Gross or net basis.
- Family or household assumption where applicable.
- Employee population.
- Lowest pay category.
- Excluded populations.
- Reporting period.
- Source and method edition.
- Assurance status.
- Actual, estimated, rounded or source-reported status.
Calculation method
Formula information
- Status
- Specified
- Formula type
- Percentage
Formula
P = (N ÷ D) × 100Use the source-defined numerator and denominator for the same population, period, boundary, and method; do not infer an unstated denominator.
Variables
| Symbol | Variable | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
N | qualifying numerator | Qualifying observations within the qualifying population and boundary defined for Employees below applicable adequate-wage benchmark. | Dimensionless |
D | declared denominator | Complete compatible denominator for the qualifying population and boundary defined for Employees below applicable adequate-wage benchmark. | Dimensionless |
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.
Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 15 August 2026
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772, consolidated 1 January 2025
- Publisher
- European Commission
- Edition
- Consolidated 1 January 2025 edition
- Locator
- S1-6 PDF pp205-206; S1-8 p207 and AR 66-70 pp227-228; S1-10 p208 and AR 72-74 p229; S1-16 pp211-212 and AR 98-102 pp233-234
Supports: Supports the measurement definition, boundary, and source-reported fields for Employees below applicable adequate-wage benchmark.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772, consolidated 1 January 2025 — Consolidated 1 January 2025 edition. Retain the exact source edition on every observation; later editions require a separate method profile.
- Reporting entity.
- Country and, where relevant, subnational jurisdiction.
- Benchmark name, issuer, publication date, legal or methodological status and source URL.
- Currency.
- Time basis.
- Gross or net basis.
- Family or household assumption where applicable.
- Employee population.
- Retain the exact measurement-source edition with every observation.
- A source-reported percentage from zero to one hundred using the named benchmark and compatible employee population; it is not an inferred at-or-above complement.
Record-specific limitations
- Benchmark selection, local cost of living, tax treatment, working time, household model, fixed-payment treatment and legal changes affect comparability. A value at or above the benchmark is not proof of a decent living standard, pay equity or legal compliance. The 2025 Court judgment makes current benchmark provenance especially important.
Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.
Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.