Tuesday, 24 February 2026
09:20 - 12:40
(
3 hours 20 mins )
Online
Everybody’s talking about the EU Pay Transparency Directive and for good reason. By 7 June 2026, it will fundamentally change how Irish employers handle pay, promotions, and gender pay reporting. So the question is: are you prepared?
The Directive introduces new obligations that every employer must meet. You’ll need to categorise employees performing the same or equivalent work, justify any pay differences objectively, provide information on request, and address any gender pay gaps over 5% within six months or risk mandatory joint assessments with employees’ representatives. Compliance isn’t just about avoiding fines. It’s about creating fairer, more transparent workplaces that attract and retain talent.
Join us for a half-day event where legal experts break down the Directive, explain the implications for Irish workplaces, and give you actionable steps to get ahead.
You’ll explore:
Packed with legal expertise, case studies, and practical tools, this event is perfect for HR professionals, employment law advisers, remuneration managers, and anyone responsible for pay policies. You’ll leave confident in your ability to implement transparent pay practices by June 2026 and equipped to turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
Don’t wait, reserve your spot to ensure your organisation is ready for June 2026.
Full programme and speakers to be announced soon.
This event is designed for employers, HR professionals, employment law practitioners, line managers, remuneration managers, and anyone responsible for pay policies.
Laura McKee, Knowledge Partner at Legal Island, introduces the day ahead.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive is set to bring sweeping changes to how organisations across Ireland approach pay, hiring, and equality.
In this session, you will receive a clear, practical guide to what the Directive means in an Irish context and how organisations can use the period before June 2026 to prepare for compliance, and to strengthen credibility and culture.
What You’ll Learn:
NB: As the Irish transposition process is ongoing, we will outline what is confirmed, what is evolving, and what HR teams should monitor as legislation progresses.
Ensuring that employees are paid fairly for work of equal value lies at the heart of the Pay Transparency Directive. To meet this standard, employers will need a robust, transparent job evaluation framework that is transparent, can withstand scrutiny and demonstrates objective, gender-neutral decision-making.
This session will address how to align your job structures with the Directive’s requirements and strengthen your organisation’s pay equity foundations.
During this session, we will examine:
The Pay Transparency Directive introduces significant legal and compliance risks for employers who fail to meet its requirements. Non-compliance can lead to a range of penalties.
This session will consider the various legal and compliance risks.
This is your chance to put your questions to the Employment team at Arthur Cox!
Got a tricky question of your own? Drop us a line before the event and we will put it to the Arthur Cox employment lawyers – gosia@legal-island.com
Oliver Coakley founded Citris in 2021, having spent over 25 years in senior reward roles across a number of different industries.
Prior to establishing Citris, Oliver was the Group Head of Reward at Kerry Group Plc. Previous experiences include both corporate and consulting reward roles across a variety of multinational companies, including Biogen, Mercer, Aon and Irish Life – both in Ireland and the USA.
Oliver is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Sarah Faulkner qualified into the Arthur Cox Employment Group in January 2018.
Sarah advises clients on all employment law matters, including disciplinary investigations and proceedings, the termination of employment contracts, recruitment, redundancies, fixed-term and agency work legislation, settlement agreements and discrimination complaints. Sarah represents and advocates on behalf of clients at the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court on a range of employment disputes, including unfair dismissal, employment equality, transfer of undertakings and working time.
Sarah also acts for clients in relation to all employment-related civil court proceedings. Sarah advises clients in relation to immigration law, including visa, citizenship and employment permit applications. Sarah advises on the employment aspects of commercial transactions and outsourcings, and in particular in advising on the application of the transfer of undertakings (TUPE) legislation. Sarah is a CEDR Accredited Mediator.
Niamh Fennelly leads the knowledge function within the Employment Group at Arthur Cox and has significant experience advising clients across all areas of employment law. She is responsible for legal, regulatory and commercial awareness; horizon-scanning for clients; education (internal and client) via training and tailored legal and regulatory updates; and the development of precedents. Niamh regularly presents at seminars on a range of employment law topics and authors industry briefings and alerts on key developments.
Rosanna McAleese is an Associate in the Employment Group at Arthur Cox.
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