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- May 10, 202390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
EU Signs the Pay Transparency Directive to Close the Gender Pay Gap
- The European Parliament and the Council signed the Pay Transparency Directive in Strasbourg on 10 May 2023; it was published in the Official Journal on 17 May 2023 and entered into force 20 days later[1][4]
- Job applicants gain the right to the initial pay or pay range for a post, and employers may not ask about their pay history[4]
- Workers can request their own pay level and the average pay, broken down by sex, of colleagues doing the same work or work of equal value, and pay secrecy clauses are banned[3][4]
- Employers with 250 or more workers must report their gender pay gap every year from 7 June 2027, those with 150-249 every three years from 2027, and those with 100-149 every three years from 7 June 2031[4]
- An unexplained gap of at least 5% in any category of workers triggers a joint pay assessment with worker representatives[3][4]
- Parliament approved the text on 30 March 2023 and the Council on 24 April 2023, and member states had until 7 June 2026 to write it into national law[2][5]
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- [1]90%op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/5bbb9daf-f470-11ed-a05c-01aa75ed71a1/language-enop.europa.eu· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts May 10, 2023 ✓· 37% of score
The directive is "of 10 May 2023" and "Done at Strasbourg, 10 May 2023"; it has no expiry clause, so it stays in force open-ended (member states had to transpose it "by 7 June 2026", Article 34(1)).
- [2]90%Procedure file 2021/0050(COD) - European Parliament Legislative Observatoryoeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu· Added Sep 25, 2026· 37% of score
Key events: Commission proposal 4 March 2021, Parliament's first-reading decision 30 March 2023, Council adoption 24 April 2023, final act signed 10 May 2023, published 17 May 2023; rapporteurs Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (EMPL) and Samira Rafaela (FEMM).[1]
- [3]80%EU Pay Transparency Directive: The Deadline for Transposition Has Passed - What Now? (Morgan Lewis)morganlewis.com· Published Jun 8, 2026· 25% of score
Summarises the obligations: pay information on request for all employers, reporting thresholds of 250+, 150-249 and 100-149 workers, a joint pay assessment when an unexplained gap of 5% or more persists for six months.[1]
- [4]95%Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132, 17.5.2023)publications.europa.eu· Published May 17, 2023· 0% of score
Official Journal text: Article 5 pay ranges before employment and the pay-history ban, Article 9 reporting dates (7 June 2027 and 7 June 2031), Article 10 the 5% joint pay assessment trigger, Article 34 transposition by 7 June 2026; signed by R. Metsola and J. Roswall.[1]
- [5]80%Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading on the pay transparency directive (Council 7797/23)data.consilium.europa.eu· Published Mar 31, 2023· 0% of score
Council information note on Parliament's 29-30 March 2023 vote on the agreed text, with the three-year transposition period.[1]
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