Malta’s Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations 2026: What Employers Need to Know

Legal Notice 173 of 2026 introduces the Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations, 2026, enacted to transpose Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms.

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Employment

Locations

Malta

Date

June 30, 2026

These Regulations apply to employers in both the public and private sectors and to all workers who have an employment relationship as defined in the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452).

The guide below provides an overview of Malta’s Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations 2026, examining each of these key employer obligations in further detail:

Pay Structures and Transparency

Equal Pay Structures
Pre-Employment Pay Transparency
Internal Pay Policy Transparency
Workers’ Right to Pay Information

Reporting and Assessment

Pay Gap Reporting Obligations
Joint Pay Assessments

Enforcement and Employee Protection

Shift in the Burden of Proof
Remedies, Compensation and Penalties
Prescription Periods
Protection Against Victimisation

Additional Compliance Obligations

Accessibility and Dissemination Obligations
Data Protection

Malta's Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations 2026: What Employers Need to Know

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Christina Gingell

Christina is a managing associate in WH Partners’ Corporate/Commercial team. She is principally a transactional lawyer, focusing her practice on corporate and commercial matters, mergers and acquisitions with a special interest in employment law matters and yachting.

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