Pay Transparency Directive
Strengthens equal pay between women and men: pay ranges in job advertisements, a ban on asking about pay history, workers' right to information and periodic reporting on the gender pay gap, with a joint pay assessment if the gap exceeds 5%.
At a glance
- Legal reference
- Directive (EU) 2023/970
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Area
- Labour, governance and standards
- Status
- Phased application
- Last reviewed
- Official text
- EUR-Lex · Directive (EU) 2023/970 ↗
Every date for Pay transparency
- Entry into force of the directive
- Transposition deadline: information rights and transparency in recruitment
- First pay gap report for companies with at least 150 employees (2026 data) in 225 days
- First report for companies with 100 to 149 employees in 1686 days
All employers for transparency; reporting obligation for companies with at least 100 employees.
How we helpBusiness Organisation & Digitalization →- 01Define objective, gender-neutral pay criteria for roles and grades
- 02Calculate the pay gap before it becomes public
- 03Link this work to gender equality certification
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Strengthens equal pay between women and men: pay ranges in job advertisements, a ban on asking about pay history, workers' right to information and periodic reporting on the gender pay gap, with a joint pay assessment if the gap exceeds 5%.
All employers for transparency; reporting obligation for companies with at least 100 employees.
6 Jun 2023: Entry into force of the directive; 7 Jun 2026: Transposition deadline: information rights and transparency in recruitment; 7 Jun 2027: First pay gap report for companies with at least 150 employees (2026 data); 7 Jun 2031: First report for companies with 100 to 149 employees.
The next milestone is 7 Jun 2027: First pay gap report for companies with at least 150 employees (2026 data).
Define objective, gender-neutral pay criteria for roles and grades; Calculate the pay gap before it becomes public; Link this work to gender equality certification.
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