What’s in the new French draft law on pay transparency?

After early announcements of rapid implementation, followed by several months without any action being taken in response to the EU Pay Transparency Directive, the Ministry of Labour sent a preliminary draft law to the social partners on 6 March 2026. The draft introduces significant changes for employers and employees, replacing the current ‘Professional Equality Index’ with new, more detailed pay transparency requirements. These are coordinated with a number of existing…

EU affirms June deadline for the Pay Transparency Directive

In response to a question posed by a Member of Parliament (MEP) back in October, and against a backdrop of uneven progress on national implementation, the European Commission has confirmed that it expects all Member States to transpose the Directive by the deadline of June 2026. The MEP’s question and the Commission’s response On 18 December 2025, the Commission provided its written answer to an MEP’s priority question made on 29 October 2025.   The…

Poland moves ahead on pay transparency

In December 2025, Poland cemented its position as the front-runner in the race to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive, with new legislation coming into force and a comprehensive draft bill being published. Together, they seek to comprehensively transpose the provisions of the Directive. We examine the details below. December 2025 was a busy month in Poland on the pay transparency front with the country taking significant steps toward implementing the EU Pay…

EU Pay Transparency: What you might have missed

There is less than one year to go to the deadline for implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive. With the clock ticking, we have summarised below some recent updates on national implementation that employers might have missed. Over the last few months, developments and updates on the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive have been moving at pace. In this article, we want to…