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, updated March 2026. Government approved latest implementation proposals March 2026. All employers must adopt remuneration system and submit monthly pay data to Sodra. Salary history ban, pay gap reporting, 5% action threshold. Fines up to €6,000. On track for June 7 | June 2026 | ✓ May 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) | — | Amended draft submitted to Council of State 19 Jan 2026. Targets 1 Jan 2027. EC rejected postponement request and may open infringement proceedings. Notable: works councils gain approval rights over transparency methods. Interim period June–Dec 2026: Dutch courts must interpret existing law consistently with Directive even without national law in force | Jan 2027 ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇸🇰 Slovakia SK |
✅ Law adopted | — | First EU member state to fully transpose. Equal Pay Act adopted by National Council 15 April 2026, enters force 7 June 2026. Employers must have compliant pay structures by 31 July 2026. First pay gap reports due 15 April 2027, covering Aug–Dec 2026. Fines €4,000–€8,000 | ✅ Done | ✓ May 2026 |
🇮🇹 Italy IT |
✅ Law adopted | Biennial reporting (50+) | Council of Ministers gave final approval 30 April 2026. Official text pending publication. Uses national collective bargaining agreements as main reference for equal work. Narrow pay definition: only fixed, continuous remuneration captured. No criminal sanctions, no shift in burden of proof. On track for June 7, 2026 | ✅ Done | ✓ May 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. Malta Employers' Association formally requested postponement in April 2026 citing no full draft published and lack of clarity for employers. Government has not confirmed delay but direction unclear. Partial compliance only by June 7 | Partial only ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇵🇱 Poland PL |
Draft (delayed) | Recruitment (Dec 2025) | Draft bill published but includes 6-month grace period: even when adopted, pay transparency rules not expected in force until Jan–Mar 2027. Will miss June deadline | Jan 2027 ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇪🇪 EstoniaBALTIC EE |
Transposition suspended | — | Cabinet decided to seek EU-level postponement and renegotiation. Government prepared to pay EC fines. However, may adopt partial elements: salary ranges in job ads, salary history ban, secrecy clause ban. Timescale unclear. Gender Equality Commissioner not consulted. Opposition from SDE, unions and feminist organisations | Indefinite ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇩🇪 Germany DE |
Draft (delayed) | Pay Transparency Act (limited) | No draft published as of late May 2026. Commission report Nov 2025 recommended bureaucracy-reduced approach. Will miss June 7 deadline: infringement proceedings expected 📄 BMAS |
H2 2026 ⚠️ | ✓ May 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+ | Flemish Government approved draft for public entities 13 March 2026. Federal private-sector draft expected imminently. Resolution in Chamber Jan 2026 urged no gold-plating | June 2026 | ✓ May 2026 |
🇨🇿 Czechia CZ |
Draft (delayed) | Pay secrecy ban (June 2025) | Draft amendment to Labour Code published 16 March 2026. Minimalist approach. Core rules effective 1 Jan 2027; reporting phased from 2028: will miss June deadline | Jan 2027 ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇷🇴 Romania RO |
Draft published | — | Draft law published 30 March 2026, consultation closed 8 April. Anticipates passing comprehensive law with June 7, 2026 effective date. Broadly mirrors Directive with tighter deadlines (30-day response for pay info requests) | June 2026 | ✓ May 2026 |
🇪🇸 Spain ES |
Draft (delayed) | Pay register + audit (50+) | Public consultation published 24 April 2026, closed 8 May. Formal legislation to be drafted after consultation. Will miss June 7 deadline | H2 2026 ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria BG |
Draft expected | Equal pay in Labour Code | Action plan Feb 2025 set parliamentary deadline of 29 May 2026. As of April 30 no draft published: infringement proceedings expected after June 7. Realistic adoption window: H2 2026 or early 2027 | May 2026 ⚠️ | ✓ May 2026 |
🇱🇻 LatviaBALTIC LV |
Draft published | Salary in job ads (2018) | Draft published 26 March 2026 for public consultation (closed 9 April). Close 1:1 transposition with one stricter standard: requires specific gross pay amount in job ads, not just a range as the Directive prescribes. Needs urgent parliamentary track to meet June deadline | June 2026 | ✓ May 2026 |
🇦🇹 Austria AT |
No information currently | Min. wage in job ads, reporting 50+ | Specialist committee was preparing national framework with report due Feb 2026. No draft or public update published since. As of April 2026 still no draft legislation | — | ✓ May 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 to develop transposition framework. No draft published. As of April 2026 still no public legislative activity | — | ✓ May 2026 |
🇭🇺 Hungary HU |
No information currently | — | Preliminary professional consultations ongoing but no public draft. As of April 2026 employers are waiting for national regulation before acting. Infringement proceedings expected | — | ✓ May 2026 |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg LU |
No information currently | — | Draft bill expected end of March 2026 per earlier signals, but no draft published as of May 2026. Process appears slower than anticipated. Infringement proceedings expected | — | ✓ May 2026 |
🇵🇹 Portugal PT |
No information currently | — | No draft legislation or formal announcement as of April 2026. Infringement proceedings expected after June 7 | — | ✓ May 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 |