Czech Republic and Slovakia enact EU gender pay‑gap transparency laws

The Czech Ministry of Labour introduced a draft amendment to the labour code that transposes the EU Directive on pay transparency (2023/970) into national law. The proposal requires employers to adopt objective remuneration systems, disclose salary information to employees and report gender‑pay differences when they exceed 5 %. Reporting obligations start in 2028 for companies with more than 150 staff and will be phased in to all employers by 2031. The law is slated to take effect on 1 January 2027.

In Slovakia, parliament approved a new Equal Pay Act on 7 June, also implementing the EU transparency directive. Firms must comply by 31 July, providing clear salary ranges in job ads, prohibiting inquiries about past earnings and ensuring comparable pay for men and women across all remuneration components. Both countries aim to reduce the gender pay gap, which Eurostat data shows remains around 15‑18 % in the Czech Republic and is among the highest in the EU for Slovakia.