EU Pay Transparency: transposition tracker
Who is live, who is late, and who is still drafting. The status of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, member state by member state.
Of the 27 EU member states, only four had a full national transposing law in force by the 7 June 2026 deadline: Italy, Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Since then, Greece has enacted its law (Law 5316/2026, published 6 July 2026), though its main duties do not start until 1 November 2026, and a few states have partial measures in force: Poland's recruitment rules, and Estonia's recruitment-stage transparency rules, which came into force on 13 July 2026 while its reporting duties remain postponed. The large majority, including Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands, missed the deadline and have not yet passed their laws.
Member state status
| Member state | Status | Pay in job ads | Reporting from | First report due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | In force | Yes | 100 or more, phased | 7 June 2027 |
| Lithuania | In force | Yes, in job ads | 100 or more insured staff | 1 March 2028 |
| Malta | In force | Yes, before hiring concludes | 100 or more, phased | 7 June 2027 |
| Slovakia | In force | Yes, before interview (not in ads) | 250 or more yearly, phased | 7 June 2027 |
| Estonia | Partly in force | In force 13 July 2026 | Not yet set | Not yet set |
| Poland | Partly in force | Yes, since 24 December 2025 | Not yet set | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Greece | Passed, not yet in force | Yes, from 1 November 2026 | 250 or more yearly, phased | 7 June 2027 |
| Bulgaria | Bill in progress | Proposed | 100 or more, phased (proposed) | 7 June 2027 for 150+ (proposed) |
| Cyprus | Bill in progress | Proposed | 250 or more, phased (proposed) | Not yet set |
| Czechia | Bill in progress | Proposed, not required in ads | 100 or more, phased (proposed) | 2028 (proposed) |
| Denmark | Bill in progress | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | 1 September 2028 (proposed) |
| Finland | Bill in progress | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | Not yet set |
| France | Bill in progress | Proposed | 50 or more (proposed) | Not yet set |
| Ireland | Bill in progress | Proposed (Head 4 of the draft Bill) | 50 or more (current law) | Around November (current law) |
| Latvia | Bill in progress | Yes, since 2018 | 100 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Netherlands | Bill in progress | Proposed, not in the advert | 100 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2028 (proposed) |
| Portugal | Bill in progress | Not yet | 50 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Romania | Bill in progress | Proposed | 100 or more, phased (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Slovenia | Bill in progress | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | Not yet set |
| Spain | Bill in progress | Not yet, in draft decree | Not yet set | Not yet set |
| Austria | Not yet transposed | Not yet (minimum pay already shown) | 100 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Belgium | Not yet transposed | Not yet | 100 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Croatia | Not yet transposed | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Germany | Not yet transposed | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | Not yet set |
| Hungary | Not yet transposed | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | Not yet set |
| Luxembourg | Not yet transposed | Proposed | 100 or more (proposed) | 7 June 2027 (proposed) |
| Sweden | Not yet transposed | Not yet | Not yet set | Not yet set |
How to read this
Status reflects whether a national law transposing the Directive is in force, partly in force, passed but not yet effective, in progress as a bill, or not yet started. Each row links to the full country page. This tracker is reviewed regularly as member states move, and figures are verified against primary sources on the dates shown.
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