Employers’ Association for a Minimum Framework for the Transfer of the European Directive on Wages

Ljubljana – The European directive that sets out measures for payment transparency must be transposed into Slovenian law within the minimum prescribed frameworks without introducing additional obligations that exceed the agreed European level, the Employers’ Association of Slovenia urged on Thursday. They are also striving for a postponement of the directive’s implementation, as it is said to be inconsistent with certain European sectoral legislation.

The purpose of the European directive, which was adopted in June 2023, is among other things to reduce the gender pay gap by ensuring greater pay transparency. According to the European Commission’s findings, this is one of the main barriers to eliminating pay inequality. Member states must transpose it into national legislation by June 7, 2026 – Slovenia is among those that have not yet done so.

The Employers’ Association of Slovenia emphasized that they are striving “for awareness and the elimination of any unfounded pay differences between genders, but Slovenia is one of the countries with the smallest pay gap in this area.” According to the latest data, it is five percent.

The directive also ensures the right to be informed about the salaries of employees performing the same work or work of equal value, and introduces mandatory reporting on pay differences between genders for companies with more than 100 employees. The measures apply to both public and private companies. (August 14)