On March 4, 2022, the EU introduced temporary protection for people displaced from Ukraine, providing eligible individuals the right to enter into and work in EU member states. Each EU country is implementing the rules locally (unless existing laws already provide equivalent or better protection), so there are country-specific nuances.

DLA Piper has produced country guidance with immigration, employment and other administrative information to help individuals fleeing Ukraine, which is available on the website of the NGO PILnet. While this information is aimed at individuals, it is also relevant to employers who have questions on the rights of Ukrainian workers to enter into and work in EU countries.

EU-wide pay transparency rules came a step closer this month, with members of the European Parliament on the EU Women’s Rights and Employment committees voting to progress negotiations on the proposed EU Pay Transparency Directive.

In the meantime, some EU countries are developing their own rules. The Irish government announced further details of Ireland’s mandatory gender pay gap reporting obligations, including that employers will choose a “snapshot” date of their employees in June 2022 and report on the pay gap on the same date in December 2022. Read more here. France strengthened its...