With the recent formal announcement from the Department of Equality that the transposition of the European Pay Directive will be delayed, this case is a useful read around the potential issues that can arise (and how to mitigate them) with the likely increase in equal pay claims, as employees exercise their right to obtain information on colleagues average rates of pay....

With the pending transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive due by 7th June 2026, but with no legislation published as yet, or indeed not even prioritised for publication, and a recent call by IBEC to delay implementation for 12 months, many employers are confused as to whether they should proceed with their preparation or adopt a wait and see approach....