• Slovakia remains further ahead than the Czech Republic with transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law, with a dedicated draft law already in the legislative process.
• The Czech Republic published a draft Labour Code amendment and has explicitly opted for a “minimalist transposition” mirroring the directive’s minimum requirements.
• In both countries, employers may want to begin reviewing pay structures, transparency practices, and internal governance now.

Slovakia published its draft implementing law in September 2025 and submitted it to Parliament on 7 January 2026. On 26 March 2026, the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs released its draft proposal, which has now entered the public consultation phase.

Where the Two Countries Stand

Slovakia and the Czech Republic are both moving towards implementation, but they are doing so in different ways and at different speeds.

Slovakia

Slovakia is further along in the transposition process than its neighbour. Its transposition effort is built around a dedicated draft law on equal remuneration for men and women for the same work or work of equal value, which is already in the legislative process.

The Slovak draft is particularly detailed on recruitment. Employers would have to provide applicants with timely and transparent information on the starting remuneration or remuneration range for a role. This requirement would be considered fulfilled if the salary information included in the job advertisement...

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