[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fgapcheck":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":23,"body_blocks":31,"call_to_action":84,"categories":91,"owner":96,"authors":104,"related_pages":106,"related_sites":107,"in_subsite":103,"contact_page_url":108,"banner_message":109},24561,"gapcheck","GapCheck",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fgapcheck","pages.contentpage","en","2025-12-23T07:43:54.227000+00:00","2026-04-18T14:07:59.214312+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F24561\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Living Wages","living-wages",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":24,"canonical":25,"robots":26,"og_type":27,"twitter_card":28,"locale":11,"created_at":29,"last_modified_at":30},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fgapcheck\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-12-23T08:43:54.227000+01:00","2026-04-18T16:07:59.540808+02:00",[32,45],{"type":33,"data":34},"composed_content_block",{"blocks":35},[36,41],{"type":37,"data":38},"text_block",{"content":39,"variant":40},"\u003Cp>Welcome to the GapCheck! This tool helps you compare your basic wage with the Living Wage estimate in your region. A Living Wage covers the basics: what an employee should always receive, no matter their performance or any extra pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the Fast Track section, you can quickly compare your basic wage with the WageIndicator Living Wage for a Typical Family that applies to your region (Guidance 2025 release or - if unavailable - the latest quarter from 2026). If you want a more detailed comparison, including bonuses and benefits, you can use the section “Yourself (employee)”. The section “Report for more employees” allows you to calculate a detailed gap for a group of employees or for all employees in a company.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The GapCheck tool is available for all regions within a country where there is a WageIndicator Living Wage benchmark (186 countries). If in the region the Minimum Wage is higher than the Living Wage, the basic wage will be compared with the lowest applicable Minimum Wage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Note: This tool is based on a simplified gap calculation: it doesn't include all the options for bonuses and allowances that companies will use when calculating the gap. More information? 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If there's a difference between your basic wage and the Living Wage, the tool will show the gap in red.\u003C\u002Fp>",true,{"question":61,"answer":62,"featured":59},"Why use the GapCheck?",[63],{"type":37,"data":64},{"content":65},"\u003Cp>Companies that want to implement a Living Wage policy need to know the difference between basic pay and extras, like bonuses, allowances, or in-kind benefits. A Living Wage is about guaranteed basic wage, not dependent on overtime or performance. The GapCheck focuses on what the employee receives for regular work, without conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"question":67,"answer":68,"featured":59},"What does the Fast Track GapCheck do?",[69],{"type":37,"data":70},{"content":71},"\u003Cp>The Fast Track is a quick check to see if your basic wage is close to the Living Wage in your area.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"question":73,"answer":74,"featured":59},"What does the GapCheck for one employee (yourself) do?",[75],{"type":37,"data":76},{"content":77},"\u003Cp>The GapCheck for an employee (yourself) is a detailed check. It asks questions about your wage, bonuses, allowances, and in-kind benefits (if any). It's useful for both workers and companies to get a clear first insight.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"question":79,"answer":80,"featured":59},"What does the GapCheck for a group or all employees do?",[81],{"type":37,"data":82},{"content":83},"\u003Cp>The GapCheck for a group or all employees is a contact form. The idea: companies can ask for a pre-filled self-explanatory Excel sheet to input wages and benefits. With a few simple steps, the company can analyze the gap. WageIndicator can assist over email. This route is not for free. Just Contact us! For many big brands we do gap - analyses in the supply chain and step by see gaps being closed!\u003C\u002Fp>",{"text":85,"link":86},"Contact us",{"title":85,"url":87,"description":85,"rel":88,"type":89,"id":90},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[92],{"id":93,"slug":94,"name":95},4,"living-wage","Living Wage",{"id":97,"first_name":98,"last_name":99,"email":100,"image":101,"function":102,"external":103},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[105],{"id":97,"first_name":98,"last_name":99,"email":100,"image":101,"function":102,"external":103},[],[],"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]