Czechia Pay Transparency Law: EUPTD Transposition Status
Local term: transparentnost odměňování
As of 28 September 2026: Czechia's government approved its transposition bill on 31 August 2026 and it now moves to Parliament. Core provisions are planned to apply from 1 January 2027, with first pay gap reports in 2028.
Status snapshot
| Status | Draft published (partly in force) |
|---|---|
| National instrument | Government bill on pay transparency, approved by the government on 31 August 2026. A 2025 Labour Code amendment already protects employees' right to discuss pay. |
| Official source | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MPSV) |
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 Czechia. The bill lets employers disclose starting pay at the advert, during selection or before signing. Decide which point you will standardise on.
- 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
- 1 June 2025Labour Code amendment protecting pay discussion takes effect
- 16 March 2026Draft published
- 31 August 2026Government approves the bill
Frequently asked questions
Has Czechia transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive?
Czechia's government approved its transposition bill on 31 August 2026 and it now moves to Parliament. Core provisions are planned to apply from 1 January 2027, with first pay gap reports in 2028.
When does gender pay gap reporting start in Czechia?
Reporting under the Directive (Article 9), including gaps by category of workers, is not yet legislated in Czechia.
What should employers in Czechia do now?
The bill lets employers disclose starting pay at the advert, during selection or before signing. Decide which point you will standardise on. 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.