Rules on transparency in salary setting delayed in Sweden

The justification is that unions and employers must be given more time.

It's all about how Sweden will implement an EU directive on pay transparency from 2023, a directive whose main purpose is to address unjustified pay gaps between women and men. Now the government is proposing that the directive be implemented into Swedish law on 1 January 2027, rather than 1 July this year.

The rules also mean that employers with more than 250 employees must submit a salary report to the Discrimination Ombudsman every year. The first report will now be due in May 2028.