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Only three European countries meet deadline for new pay transparency rules
MEPs and trade unions say most member states are behind schedule, leaving employers without new rules on pay data, hiring questions and gender gap reporting.
- Only three countries have enacted new pay transparency rules by the June 7th deadline, with Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia passing legislation while MEPs and the European Trade Union Confederation denounced the widespread failure across Europe.
- Adopted in 2023, the directive mandates gender-neutral job descriptions and prohibits employers from asking job seekers about previous salaries to prevent past discrimination from influencing future compensation.
- Nearly half of Member States have not published draft national laws, including Germany, Spain, and Austria, while a quarter have drafts but will not complete the process until next year, according to European Trade Union Confederation research.
- Sweden opposes the directive entirely, while Poland, Belgium, Malta, and Czechia have only partially adopted new rules. The European Trade Union Confederation stated most Member States are "dragging their feet" regarding their implementation obligations.
- MEP Li Andersson urged Member States to implement the rules, while MEP Lina Gálvez called the deadline failure "unacceptable." The directive empowers people to request average pay information and requires companies to report gender pay gaps exceeding 5 per cent.
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The European Commission is examining the transposition of the new rules on wage transparency by Portugal and other Member States.
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This week, wage transparency rules entered into force in the European Union. Of the 27 countries obliged to approve their legislation with these provisions, only four are ready and 17 have already submitted projects that are in parliamentary analysis; the rest can face sanctions if it does not speed up their internal processes.These measures are the result of Directive (EU) 2023/1970 endorsed by the European Parliament and the European Council o…
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