Implementation status across EU member states • Deadline: 7 June 2026
| Country | Status | Existing Laws | Implementation Details | Expected | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🇸🇪 Sweden SE |
Transposition suspended | Detailed pay analysis regime | On 26 March 2026, government announced it does not intend to submit any implementing bill to Riksdag — demanding EU-level renegotiation of the Directive instead. Existing Discrimination Act remains in force | Indefinite ⚠️ | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇱🇹 LithuaniaBALTIC LT |
Draft published | Salary in job ads required | Draft registered 12 Sept 2025. Salary history ban, pay gap reporting, 5% action threshold. Fines up to €6,000 | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇫🇮 Finland FI |
Draft published | — | Draft published May 2025. Comments due Feb 2026. Fines €5,000–€80,000 | May 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇳🇱 Netherlands NL |
Draft (delayed) | — | Draft published but implementation delayed to Jan 2027. EU rejected postponement request | Jan 2027 ⚠️ | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇸🇰 Slovakia SK |
Draft published | — | Draft Equal Pay Act published Sept 2025. Fines up to €4,000 | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇮🇹 Italy IT |
Draft published | Biennial reporting (50+) | Draft decree passed parliamentary committee review (deadline Mar 18). Returns to Council of Ministers for final adoption. On track for June 7, 2026 | June 2026 | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇨🇾 Cyprus CY |
Draft published | — | Comprehensive draft published Jan 26, 2026. Goes beyond directive minimums: broad pay definition, enhanced job evaluation, criminal liability for violations. Targets June 7, 2026 | June 2026 | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇮🇪 Ireland IE |
Partial | Pay Gap reporting (50+) | Department of Equality confirmed Ireland will miss June 2026 deadline. Implementation on "phased basis" — employers will not be penalised for incomplete elements in June. Workshops planned April–July 2026 | Phased ⚠️ | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇲🇹 Malta MT |
Partial | Salary disclosure (Aug 2025) | Pre-employment transparency in force Aug 2025. Full implementation pending | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇵🇱 Poland PL |
Partial | Recruitment (Dec 2025) | Labour Code passed Dec 2025. Salary info + history ban in force | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇪🇪 EstoniaBALTIC EE |
Draft expected | — | Ministry draft expected summer 2025 - not yet published. Minimum requirements approach 🔧 Palgapeegel (Pay Mirror) tool in development |
June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇩🇪 Germany DE |
Draft expected | Pay Transparency Act (limited) | Commission report Nov 2025. Draft bill expected early 2026 | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇫🇷 France FR |
Draft (delayed) | Gender Equality Index | Draft sent to social partners 6 March 2026. Final consultation 19 March. Will miss June deadline — law expected by September 2026 at latest | Sep 2026 ⚠️ | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇧🇪 Belgium BE |
Partial | Reporting for 50+ | Existing reporting. Resolution for full transposition Jan 2026 | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇨🇿 Czechia CZ |
Partial | Pay secrecy ban (June 2025) | Pay secrecy ban effective June 2025. Full draft expected early 2026 | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇷🇴 Romania RO |
Draft expected | — | Draft under development at Ministry. Final stage of preparation | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇪🇸 Spain ES |
Draft expected | Pay register + audit (50+) | Already has gender pay register. Directive alignment pending | June 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria BG |
Draft expected | Equal pay in Labour Code | Action plan Feb 2025. Parliamentary deadline: 29 May 2026 | May 2026 | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇱🇻 LatviaBALTIC LV |
No information currently | Salary in job ads (2018) | Draft expected before Christmas 2025 per Ministry - not yet published. Conference Oct 2025 | — | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇦🇹 Austria AT |
No information currently | — | No transposition activity reported | — | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇭🇷 Croatia HR |
Draft expected | — | Implementation via Labour Act amendments. Draft proposals expected by end of March 2026 per Ministry of Labour plan | June 2026 | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇩🇰 Denmark DK |
Draft (delayed) | Wage stats for 35+ | Draft published Feb 26 for consultation (deadline Mar 27). Note: parliamentary elections called for March 24, adding legislative uncertainty. Targets Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 ⚠️ | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇬🇷 Greece EL |
No information currently | — | Working group established, no draft published | — | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇭🇺 Hungary HU |
No information currently | — | No transposition activity reported | — | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg LU |
Draft expected | — | Draft bill expected by end of March 2026. Employers should monitor and prepare for new reporting obligations | June 2026 | ✓ Mar 2026 |
🇵🇹 Portugal PT |
No information currently | — | No transposition activity reported | — | ✓ Feb 2026 |
🇸🇮 Slovenia SI |
Draft expected | — | Ministry of Labour has established working groups and is preparing new legislation, expected to be adopted before June 2026 deadline | June 2026 | ✓ Apr 2026 |