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Directive (EU) 2023/9702021/0050(COD)COM(2021)93

Equal pay for equal work or work of equal value (pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms)

Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms

Stage
In force, reached 17 May 2023
In force
In force since 6 Jun 2023 · CELEX 32023L0970
Transposition deadline
7 Jun 2026
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteurs
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN (Greens/EFA), Samira Rafaela (Renew)
Lead DG
DG JUST
Last activity
17 May 2023
40 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 17 May 2023.

Show the earlier record: 27 dates, 3 Feb 2020 to 6 Feb 2023
  1. 3 Feb 2020
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through pay transparency, 43 responses · Commission
  2. 29 May 2020
    • Public consultation closed: Strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through pay transparency, 559 responses · Commission
  3. 4 Mar 2021
    • Adoption by Commission
  4. 5 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 10 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 11 Mar 2021
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  7. 3 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 4 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 5 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 17 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 4 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 8 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 9 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 10 Jun 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  15. 11 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 17 Aug 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  17. 21 Sept 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  18. 6 Oct 2021
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through pay transparency, 26 responses · Commission
  19. 2 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  20. 6 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  21. 7 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  22. 23 Mar 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  23. 4 Apr 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  24. 5 Apr 2022
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
    • Plenary vote
  25. 20 Apr 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  26. 25 Apr 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  27. 6 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  1. 30 Mar 2023
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Debate in plenary
  2. 31 Mar 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 14 Apr 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 18 Apr 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 24 Apr 2023
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 8 May 2023
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 10 May 2023
    • Signed
  8. 17 May 2023
    • Published in the Official Journal
14 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
Co-rapporteurKira Marie PETER-HANSENGreens/EFADKEMPL
Co-rapporteurSamira RafaelaRenewNLFEMM
Shadow rapporteurChristine AndersonPfEDE
Shadow rapporteurElena LizziPfEIT
Shadow rapporteurEugenia Rodríguez PalopThe LeftES
Shadow rapporteurEvelyn RegnerS&DAT
Shadow rapporteurJadwiga WiśniewskaECRPL
Shadow rapporteurMarc AngelS&DLU
Shadow rapporteurMargarita de la Pisa CarriónECRES
Shadow rapporteurMaria WalshEPPIE
Shadow rapporteurSilvia ModigThe LeftFI
Shadow rapporteurSirpa PietikäinenEPPFI
Shadow rapporteurSylvie BrunetRenewFR
Shadow rapporteurTerry ReintkeGreens/EFADE
175 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 22 Mar 2023 and 27 Mar 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

  • Margarita de la Pisa Carrión · ECR2
  • Robert Biedroń2
  • Charlie Weimers1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 4 of the 175 amendments.

By article

  • Recital 3 a (new)2
  • –2
  • Article 10 – paragraph 31
  • Article 11 – paragraph 11
  • Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 11
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 13 – paragraph 21
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 14 – paragraph 11
  • Article 14 – paragraph 21
  • Article 14 – paragraph 31
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 16 – paragraph 41
  • Article 17 – paragraph 11
  • Article 17 – paragraph 21
  • Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 18 – paragraph 11
  • Article 18 – paragraph 31
  • Article 19 – paragraph 11
  • Article 2 – paragraph 21
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part1
  • Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a1
  • Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c1

Covers 32 of the 175 amendments.

11 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
6 Oct 2021628

Summary

Generated

The EU Pay Transparency Directive requires employers to report pay gaps by gender, grant workers access to pay information, and conduct joint pay assessments where gaps exceed thresholds. It applies to all public and private employers in the EU. In force since May 2023, member states have three years to transpose it into national law.

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