Malta has implemented the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The rules apply immediately and introduce new employer obligations on equal pay, transparency and reporting. Employers operating in Malta must act now to ensure compliance. Our experts set out a summary of the details below.
Malta has implemented the Pay Transparency Directive via the new ‘Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations 2026’. These were published on 5 June 2026 via Legal Notice 173 of 2026 and entered into force just in time for the implementation deadline of 7 June 2026. This makes Malta the fourth country out of the 27 EU member states to implement the Directive, joining Italy, Lithuania and Slovakia.
The regulations come into force immediately. The Government did not opt for the usual two month ‘transitional period’ as we have seen in other legal notices published earlier this year.
