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…

Pay transparency in the EU: it’s time to prepare

15 November is European Equal Pay Day. To mark the occasion, we take a look at the EU’s Pay Transparency Directive, passed earlier this year. What will it mean for businesses? And what can employers do now to prepare for implementation in 2026? Background On 10 May 2023, the EU adopted a new Directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for…

Pay Transparency Directive: what is a Joint Pay Assessment?

The Pay Transparency Directive will bring gender pay gap reporting to the entire EU and introduce sweeping changes to the equal pay landscape. A key part of the package of measures is the mandatory ‘Joint Pay Assessment’. This article explains when Joint Pay Assessments are required and what they will involve. The Pay Transparency Directive will require employers throughout the EU to implement gender pay…

Pay Transparency Directive FAQs

The Pay Transparency Directive will create new gender pay gap reporting obligations throughout the EU. In this article, we answer some frequently asked questions about this new legislation. What is the Pay Transparency Directive? The Pay Transparency Directive will require employers throughout the EU to either implement gender pay gap reporting for the first time or, in countries where it already exists, broaden the scope…