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Ireland’s transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive: employer obligations, workers’ representatives and practical steps to prepare before June 2026

Published on: 18 December 2025

Published by a LexisNexis Ireland - Employment expert

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Introduction

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (the Directive) took effect in June 2023, with Ireland required to bring the regime into national law by 7 June 2026. It introduces wide-ranging reforms, including gender pay gap reporting across every EU member state, obligations to conduct joint pay assessments, a prohibition on pay secrecy, and enhanced access to pay information for workers and applicants.

Transposition of the Directive

The Directive has not yet been enacted in Ireland, though early steps towards transposition have begun. In January 2025, the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 was issued, containing two measures designed to boost pre-employment transparency and to transpose Article 5 of the Directive, which concerns pay transparency before hiring. As the General Scheme is presently under revision, it is uncertain whether the text in its current form will progress to a formal bill and, in time, to law. In addition, the government’s legislative programme notes that the Heads of a Pay Transparency Bill are being prepared. This article will assess what the Directive signifies for employers and reflect on the difficulties organisations face when planning ahead for its rollout and eventual implementation across Ireland in practice.

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