Law 5316/2026 On Pay Transparency And Equal Pay

Law 5316/2026¹ (the Law) was voted by the Greek Parliament on 2 July 2026. It transposes Directive (EU) 2023/970 into Greek law by amending several Articles of the Greek Labor Code. 
The purpose of the Directive is to eliminate the gender pay gap for equal work or work of equal value, create transparent conditions for pay determination and progression, strengthen enforcement mechanisms and ensure access to effective remedies and restoration for affected workers.

The Law’s equal pay provisions apply to all employers and employees with dependent employment contracts in the private sector as well as the public sector (new Article 47 of the Labor Code), whereas the rest of the provisions apply also to self-employed individuals. Pre-employment pay transparency provisions apply to persons seeking employment.