Complete law in forceChecked 27 Oct 2026
Pay transparency in Malta
Equal Pay (Transparency and Reporting) Regulations 2026 (Legal Notice 173/2026), published 5 Jun 2026 with immediate effect.
Status
- Status
- Complete law in force
- National law
- Legal Notice 173/2026
- In force
- 7 Jun 2026
- Reports go to
- Not confirmed yet
- National reporting
- Not confirmed yet
Directive baseline
- 250+ workers
- 7 Jun 2027, then yearly
- 150–249 workers
- 7 Jun 2027, then every 3 years
- 100–149 workers
- 7 Jun 2031, then every 3 years
- Under 100
- No report unless national law adds one
National law may set different dates or extra rules. Where it is not confirmed, plan on these.
What to report
- Mean and median gender pay gap
- Mean and median variable-pay gap
- Share of women and men receiving variable pay
- Women and men in each pay quartile
- Gap by category of workers
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Sources
- Egalis: transposition status, October 2026 (updated 19 Oct 2026) (19 Oct 2026)
- Trusaic: Member State transposition monitor (updated 23 Oct 2026) (23 Oct 2026)
- Directive (EU) 2023/970, Official Journal L 132, 17 May 2023 (EUR-Lex) (17 May 2023)
Not legal advice. A status can change at any time; check the official gazette of Malta before you rely on it.