What is the current position?
The directive should have been transposed into national law by 7 June 2026. As you probably know, neither Belgium nor many other Member States met this deadline.
As a result, there is currently no Belgian transposition legislation in place for the private sector.
The social partners and the National Labour Council were negotiating amendments to existing collective labour agreements in order to embed the European requirements within the legal framework, but they encountered several legal and practical issues in the process.
The federal government therefore requested a six-month extension in early June.
Although the new rules are not yet in force in the private sector, the direction remains clear: employers will need to provide a stronger basis for their pay structures using objective and gender-neutral criteria. Many companies are using the current transition period to review their job classification systems, pay policies and internal processes.
Would you like more information?
Read the complete article here: https://www.vanbreda.be/en/insights/pay-transparency-update