Cyprus Pay Transparency Law: EUPTD Transposition Status
Local term: μισθολογική διαφάνεια
As of 28 September 2026: Cyprus has published a draft transposition law. A revised draft followed the consultation that closed in December 2025, and the bill is awaiting Council of Ministers approval before going to the House of Representatives.
Status snapshot
| Status | Draft published |
|---|---|
| National instrument | Draft law on strengthening equal pay through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (2026). |
| Official source | Cyprus public consultation portal |
Pay gap reporting required before the Directive
No national gender pay gap reporting obligation before the Directive.
When Directive (Article 9) pay gap reporting starts
Article 9 reporting covers seven indicators: the mean and median gender pay gap, the mean and median gap in variable pay, the proportion of women and men receiving variable pay, the proportion of women and men in each pay quartile, and the gender pay gap by category of workers.
Not yet legislated.
Things to work on now
- Priority for Cyprus. The draft asks for weighted job evaluation criteria and up to four years of pay data on request. Check your historic pay data is retrievable.
- Map the draft. Compare the published draft with your current practice and note where it goes further than the Directive.
- Job architecture. Build or review gender-neutral job evaluation so you can group roles into categories of workers doing work of equal value (Article 4). This is needed whatever the final text says.
- Pay ranges. Agree pay ranges for roles so you are ready for pre-employment disclosure (Article 5).
- Shadow reporting. Run a trial gender pay gap calculation on 2026 data using the Directive's Article 9 indicators, including by category of workers.
- Remediation budget. Model the cost of closing unexplained gaps of 5% or more, which would trigger a joint pay assessment (Article 10).
Legislative timeline
- November 2025Draft published for consultation
- 4 December 2025Consultation closes
- January 2026Revised draft published
Frequently asked questions
Has Cyprus transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive?
Cyprus has published a draft transposition law. A revised draft followed the consultation that closed in December 2025, and the bill is awaiting Council of Ministers approval before going to the House of Representatives.
When does gender pay gap reporting start in Cyprus?
Reporting under the Directive (Article 9), including gaps by category of workers, is not yet legislated in Cyprus.
What should employers in Cyprus do now?
The draft asks for weighted job evaluation criteria and up to four years of pay data on request. Check your historic pay data is retrievable. Compare the published draft with your current practice and note where it goes further than the Directive. Build or review gender-neutral job evaluation so you can group roles into categories of workers doing work of equal value (Article 4). This is needed whatever the final text says.