Ireland - Union calls pay transparency delays unacceptable - June 30, 2026

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has branded delays in implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive as unacceptable. The measures are supposed to come into force from 7 June but the Government has said it will miss the deadline. The Government has said that the measures will come into force on a phased basis and that in the meantime employers will not be penalised for non-compliance. ICTU said the failure to transpose the pay transparency directive on time will cost working women more than € 570 million per year in lost wages.

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