The deadline for European Union member states to implement new pay transparency rules was June 7, 2026, but not all of them have completed the process yet.
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To date, only five countries in the EU have fully implemented the rules outlined in the EU’s pay transparency directive.
The remaining EU countries are working toward implementing the directive, but have not done so yet, although the deadline for implementation has passed.
The deadline for member states to transpose EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 into national law was June 7, 2026. Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovakia finalized their national laws on or shortly after the deadline. Poland and Estonia have implemented the requirements related to recruiting only at this stage.
The minimum requirements of the EU directive apply to all public and private employers, regardless of size. It requires employers to:
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