Our Greece country guide has been updated to reflect the comprehensive legislation adopted to transpose the Directive into national law, with some provisions taking effect in July 2026 and others from 1 November 2026. Further, information has been added on Slovakia's Equal Pay Act.
Planned legislation would introduce five days of pregnancy loss leave for employees who experience medically certified pregnancy loss before 23 weeks’ gestation, with pay available for employees with at least 13 weeks’ service.
New information has been added on employer obligations under the EU AI Act, including prohibited AI practices, high-risk AI systems in the workplace and revised AI literacy requirements.
The status of the proposed new pay transparency rules has been updated to reflect that the Government now hopes to present a Bill to parliament in autumn 2026, with adoption expected by May 2027.