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In Italy, Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 effectively transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive. This new regulation went into effect on June 7, 2026.
Transposition
June 7th, 2026.
First pay gap reports due June 7th, 2027 for employers with 150+ employees and June 7th, 2031 for employers with 100-149 employees.
Companies with 100 or more employees must report; those with 250 or more employees report more frequently. Companies with under 50 employees do not need to disclose pay progression criteria.
Information about the starting salary or position salary range must be provided in job postings. Postings must also state the provisions of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement (NCBA / CCNL) relevant to the position.
NCBAs provide the primary framework for determining “work of equal value.” Employers may supplement, but not replace, this framework with their own gender-neutral, objective systems.
Employees may request written information about their annual pay level and a pay comparison once per year only. Required employer response time is 2 months. Employers can meet the pay comparison obligation by publishing average pay levels broken down by worker category and gender on the company intranet or private area on the website.
Follows the Directive’s guideline. Gaps of 5% or more must be remediated within 6 months, or a joint pay assessment must be conducted together with worker representatives.
Legal Interpretation
EU Pay Transparency Directive transposition in Italy stays close to the Directive’s framework in terms of reporting thresholds, transparency requirements, and response timelines.
However, there are a few nuances:
Italy has kept its preexisting gender equality reporting requirement while adding new requirements to comply with the EU Directive. A proactive, organized approach to reporting is essential for employers.
beqom streamlines this process, generating reports at the click of a button. This includes both the new requirements in Italy under Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 and the older requirements established by Law 162/2021.
Our resources can help you get there. The EU Pay Transparency Directive eGuide gives a user-friendly breakdown of all the requirements. The EU Directive checklist makes sure that nothing falls through the cracks. And we’ll continue to update our transposition tracker to keep you up to speed on legislative developments across all EU markets.
Activity by member state
EU member states are working to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law. We’ve created this page to keep track of each member state’s progress.
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