Pay Information Request Scan (LIV Scan)
The LIV Scan is an AI-powered salary transparency auditor that assesses whether employers comply with Dutch and European pay transparency legislation (WGBMV and EU Directive 2023/970).
Last update: February 1, 2026 · Reading time: 4 minutes
Who is the LIV Scan for?
The scan helps professionals who handle or review salary information requests.
HR managers
Check whether your draft response to a salary information request is complete and compliant before sending it.
Staffing agencies
Verify whether your clients' responses to salary information requests meet legal requirements.
Payroll advisors
Review your clients' documents and provide targeted advice on missing or incorrect elements.
How does the LIV Scan work?
From upload to insight in three steps.
Upload the document
Upload the employer response as DOC, DOCX, PDF or email.
Automatic analysis
The AI tests the document against 10 legal criteria (WGBMV & EU 2023/970).
Receive your results
For each check you receive a score (1-10), justification and missing information.
The 10 compliance checks
The LIV Scan tests each document against these ten criteria. For each criterion you receive a score, justification and concrete improvement points.
Completeness of individual compensation
Has all relevant compensation information been provided?
Comparison group definition
Is it clear who is being compared?
Gender salary breakdown
Are salaries broken down by gender?
Positioning vs. averages
Is the position relative to the average clear?
Objective & gender-neutral criteria
Are the criteria used objective and gender-neutral?
Consistency of criteria application
Are criteria consistently applied?
Reproducibility of methodology
Is the methodology reproducible?
Timeliness (2-month requirement)
Was the response within the legal deadline?
Written formal documentation
Is the response formally and in writing documented?
Identification & justification of pay differences
Are differences identified and justified?
Based on legislation
The LIV Scan tests against the Dutch Equal Treatment of Men and Women Law (WGBMV) and the European Pay Transparency Directive (EU 2023/970). Employees have the right to written information about their salary compared to colleagues performing equivalent work. Employers must respond to a salary information request within two months.
Check your document
Upload an employer response and receive a compliance analysis immediately.