A practical approach to comparing the value of different jobs

 Although the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Hungarian law was not completed by the 7 June 2026 deadline, the process remains ongoing and is expected to be concluded by the end of the year. The Hungarian regulatory framework is likely to closely follow the provisions of the EU Directive, enabling companies to begin reviewing and adapting their remuneration systems. In preparing for the new requirements, companies may benefit from familiarising themselves with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and national courts.

What does the principle of “equal pay for equal work” mean?

Since the 1970s, human rights movements and organisations have taken a clear stance and implemented measures to combat wage discrimination. As a result, improvements were noticeable for a long time; however, this process has slowed over the past decade, and since then the average gender pay gap within the European Union has no longer decreased significantly. For this reason, the European Parliament and the Council have set out concrete measures. One of the key instruments is pay transparency, as well as the practical implementation of the principle of “equal pay for equal work.