The EU Pay Transparency Directive: Be prepared

The EU Pay Transparency Directive will introduce gender pay gap reporting obligations across the EU. It also introduces pay assessments, as well as other measures to increase pay transparency in recruitment and in the workplace. The Directive applies to people working in the EU, irrespective of where their organisation is headquartered.

EU countries must implement the Directive by 7 June 2026, and reporting will start in 2027 (for employers with 150 or more workers). There are various steps employers can take ahead of implementation.

Below we set out some resources for employers to assist with their preparations.

Read our briefing on The EU Pay Transparency Directive

Listen to the Employment Law Alliance podcast about the Directive.

As at November 2025.

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OUTLINE PROJECT PREPARATION PLAN

Implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive will involve a material amount of preparation. To assist with that, we have developed an outline project preparation plan which covers the following key stages:

Scoping and stakeholders
Job architecture exercise
Pay/remuneration assessment
Communicating and reporting (internal and external)
Contracts and policies/processes

Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about the plan.

We would be happy to discuss any aspect of the outline preparation plan with you and how this can be adapted for your business

We would be pleased to offer a workshop to discuss your planning. We would provide a list of key questions to consider in advance plus a half day session to run through these with you.

We would be happy to provide this on a fixed fee basis.

We are developing a pack of key documents to assist with implementation (to include e.g. a board briefing note, standard wording for adverts/recruitment consultants, recruitment guidance for managers).

We would be pleased to provide this on a fixed fee basis in due course.

Contact us to find out more about how these can support your business.

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