Under the new law, where gender pay gaps of more than 5% persist and can’t be legitimately explained, employers will have to engage with staff representatives with a view to formulating an action plan. Photograph: iStock

The Department of Equality has said work is continuing on the legislation required to fully transpose the EU’s Pay Transparency Directive but acknowledged the required measures will not be completed by the June 7th deadline and so implementation will happen on “a phased basis”.

Responding to a query from The Irish Times, the department said “employers will not be penalised for not having all elem

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