From Policy to Practice: What’s Happening Since the EU Directive Went Live, With beqom & Mercer

Wednesday, 22nd July 2026 at 10am ET / 4pm CET

The EU Pay Transparency Directive transposition deadline passed on 7th June — but the picture across Europe is far from uniform.

Only a handful of member states have fully transposed, while many have announced delays, and others have barely started. This session is a practical, on-the-ground look at what that patchwork reality means for employers right now.

Join fair pay leaders – Hayley Bakker from beqom, and Lucye Provera from Mercer – as they map where things actually stand, what the right to information under Article 7 is already surfacing in transposed markets, and what employers in delayed jurisdictions should be doing in the meantime — because employee expectations aren't waiting for national law to catch up.

What you will learn: 

• The state of transposition across Europe: Which member states are live, which have stalled, and what's driving the delays — from legal compatibility challenges to political transitions.
• How to navigate delayed transposition: What your obligations are — and aren't — in countries where national law hasn't yet followed, and the reputational risk of waiting.
• What Article 7 looks like in practice: How the right to information is landing in markets where it's already enforceable, what requests are revealing about pay gap readiness, and how to respond with confidence.
• Common approaches and gaps: What organizations across Europe are getting right, where the gaps keep appearing, and what good preparation looks like.
• Live Q&A: Bring your questions for Hayley and Lucye.