Equal pay claims are notoriously complex. Such claims often involve multiple hearings, mountains of disclosure and detailed analysis of company pay structures and practices. Add 3,500 claimants to the mix and you could be facing over six years in the tribunal, as demonstrated by the recent Next judgment.

Overview of the EU Pay Transparency Directive and how, by setting new standards, the Directive will influence the development of future regulation in the UK.

Member States will have three years to transpose the Directive into national law, so by 7 June 2026. However, companies should start preparing now for the significant changes the rules will bring.

In the EU, women would have to wait for nearly 60 years (until 2086) to be remunerated equally. But EU legislators are making changes that might speed up the rate of change. In a nutshell, these are the key provisions of the Directive. 

Overview of the EU Pay Transparency Directive and how, by setting new standards, the Directive will influence the development of future regulation in Poland.