Sweden confirmed it will not transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive by the EU-wide deadline of June 7, 2026, and is instead pushing to postpone and renegotiate the text. Its implementing bill was pushed back, with the new pay-disclosure rules now expected to take effect no earlier than January 1, 2027. The directive would force employers to tell job seekers the starting salary or salary range and ban asking about pay history.
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Sweden delays EU Pay Transparency Directive, missing June 7 2026 deadline
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Swedish founders hiring in 2026 do not yet face mandatory salary-range disclosure at the June 2026 deadline, but should prepare pay bands and drop pay-history questions ahead of the expected 2027 rollout.
Source: Pinsent Masons (Out-Law)
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