Pay transparency rules in Ireland
Not yet. Ireland missed the deadline and is transposing in phases: a draft Bill covers pay in job ads and a salary-history ban, with full transposition later. Gender pay-gap reporting already applies from 50 staff.
Ireland's main pay transparency bill has still not been written
What happened
On 16 September 2026 the Irish government set out which laws it will work on this autumn. The Pay Transparency Bill would bring in the EU rules in full. It is still only at the outline stage. A smaller bill on how employers file their gender pay-gap figures was given priority instead.
What it means for you
Nothing new applies to you in Ireland yet. The full rules look a long way off. Ireland's current gender pay-gap reporting still applies if you have 50 or more staff there.
Dates to know
- Around November each yearCurrent gender pay-gap reports are published (employers with 50 or more staff).
Source: William Fry. We check this page every week. Last checked .
Ireland has not yet transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970). The government confirmed in 2026 that Ireland would miss the 7 June 2026 deadline and implement on a phased basis. The main draft vehicle is the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, which covers pay information in job adverts (Head 4) and a ban on asking applicants about pay history (Head 5); a separate Pay Transparency Bill is planned for full transposition and is not yet drafted.
Ireland already has gender pay-gap reporting under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, which now covers employers with 50 or more staff: employers pick a snapshot date in June and publish their report within five months, around November, on the national portal. The Directive’s thresholds, dates and a joint pay assessment apply once Ireland fully transposes.
What is the current status in Ireland?
Ireland missed the deadline and is transposing in phases. A draft Bill covers pay in job ads and the salary-history ban; full transposition is planned in a later Bill.
The government confirmed in 2026 that Ireland would miss the 7 June 2026 deadline and implement on a phased basis, and said there would be no penalty for the delay. The General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 covers pay information in job adverts (Head 4) and the salary-history ban (Head 5). A separate Pay Transparency Bill is planned for full transposition. In the autumn 2026 legislation programme approved by Cabinet on 16 September 2026, that Pay Transparency Bill appears only as heads of bill in preparation, so it has not yet been drafted. The programme instead prioritises for publication an Employment Equality (Gender Pay Gap Information) (Amendment) Bill, which would clarify the legal basis for reporting the gender pay gap to the Minister through a central online portal.
What does Ireland already require?
Gender pay-gap reporting already applies to employers with 50 or more staff: a June snapshot date, with the report published within five months, around November.
Under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, employers choose a snapshot date in June and publish their report within five months (so a June snapshot is published by the equivalent date in November) on the national portal at genderpaygapireland.gov.ie.
What will change once Ireland fully transposes?
Pay in job ads, the salary-history ban, the right to pay information, the Directive reporting thresholds and a joint pay assessment at an unexplained 5 percent gap will apply.
Once transposed, the Directive thresholds apply: 250 or more report annually and the 150 to 249 and 100 to 149 bands every three years, with first reports due 7 June 2027 and 7 June 2031 under the Directive baseline. The exact Irish figures are not yet set.
Hiring in Ireland?
Ireland's pay-gap reporting already sits with Teamed
Teamed is the legal employer in Ireland, so the gender pay-gap reporting duty that already applies at 50 or more staff falls to Teamed, not to you.
These sit with us
- Gender pay-gap reports on the national portal
- The June snapshot date and November filing
- Pay ranges in job ads, once enacted
- Salary-history questions kept out of hiring
- Joint pay assessment once the Directive applies
You keep
You choose the role, the budget and the pay. The filing and the deadlines are ours.
Ireland has not transposed the Directive. The main Bill is not yet drafted, so only the existing gender pay-gap reporting applies for now.
At a glance
| Pay shown in job ads | Proposed (Head 4 of the draft Bill) |
|---|---|
| Salary-history question banned | Proposed (Head 5 of the draft Bill) |
| Gender pay-gap reporting from | 50 or more (current law) |
| First report due | Around November (current law) |
| Penalties | Not yet set |
Key figures
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Transposition status | Not transposed; Pay Transparency Bill only at heads-of-bill stage in the autumn 2026 legislation programme; deadline missed (source) |
| Main draft vehicle | General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: pay in job ads (Head 4) and salary-history ban (Head 5) (source) |
| Second planned vehicle | A separate Pay Transparency Bill for full transposition; not yet drafted (source) |
| Existing gender pay-gap reporting | 50+ employees; June snapshot date, report published within 5 months (around November) on genderpaygapireland.gov.ie (source) |
| Directive thresholds (not yet in Irish law) | 250+ annual and 150 to 249 every 3 years, first due 7 June 2027; 100 to 149 every 3 years, first due 7 June 2031 (source) |
| Penalty position | No Irish penalties set yet (no transposing law); the Minister said there is no penalty for the June 2026 delay (source) |
Frequently asked questions
Has Ireland transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive?
Not yet. Ireland missed the 7 June 2026 deadline and is transposing on a phased basis. A draft Bill covers pay in job ads and a salary-history ban, and the separate Pay Transparency Bill for full transposition was still only at the heads-of-bill stage in the autumn 2026 legislation programme approved on 16 September 2026.
Do Irish employers already report their gender pay gap?
Yes. Under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, employers with 50 or more staff pick a June snapshot date and publish their report within five months, around November.
Will Irish employers be penalised for the delay?
No. The Minister confirmed there is no penalty for missing the June 2026 deadline. Irish penalties will be set when the transposing law is in place.
Pay transparency is moving at different speeds across the EU. When Teamed is your legal employer in Ireland, these duties sit with us: compliant pay ranges, the salary-history rule, employee pay-information requests, and reporting where it applies. We track the law as it changes so your hiring stays compliant.
