Slovakia - Parliament adopts equal pay act - April 30, 2026

On 15 April 2026, the National Council adopted the new Equal Pay Act. The final text shows that the country is not implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive as a narrow reporting exercise. The Act creates a much broader compliance framework covering pay structures, employee categories, work-value criteria, recruitment transparency, employee information rights, reporting, corrective action, joint pay assessment, remedies, and Labour Code amendments.  The Act expressly defines employee representatives as the relevant trade union body, works council, or employee representative.

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