Government indicates that it intends to delay progress on implementation of the Gender Pay Transparency Directive

At a glance

• The government has confirmed that it will not meet the 7 June 2026 deadline for implementation of the Gender Pay Transparency Directive (Directive).
• While the government had already indicated that it would be delaying compliance until 1 January 2027, this is now under review and may now be later.
• The government believes that the Directive is excessively administratively burdensome and it is of the view that the terms of the Directive need targeted and orderly renegotiation.
• It considers that the extent of the Directive's obligations risks undermining its intended gender-equality benefits.
• The government will therefore not be submitting a final bill for implementation at this stage. However, its plans for next steps are not yet known.

For details about Sweden's implementation journey to date, please see our earlier article.