Instead of obtaining Equal Pay Certification, companies and institutions that meet certain criteria are now required to submit regular reports to the Directorate of Equality.

To support this new obligation, the Directorate of Equality offers regular online training sessions covering the new reporting framework and the reporting process. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions. The courses are free of charge.

Who should attend?

• Managers and designated contacts at companies and public bodies with an average workforce of more than 50 employees.

What will be covered?

• The fundamentals of the new gender pay gap reporting requirements

• Data submission requirements

• Data content and structure

• How to submit data

• How the submitted data will be processed and used

About the training sessions

The sessions are held via Microsoft Teams every other Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00.
You can register here.

Registration and upcoming training sessions:

• Thursday, 8 October – register here

• Thursday, 22 October – register here

• Thursday, 5 November – register here

• Thursday, 19 November – register here

• Thursday, 3 December – register here

• Thursday, 17 December – register here

Please note that the Directorate of Equality reserves the right to cancel a training session if registration numbers are insufficient. In such cases, registered participants will be offered the opportunity to choose another date.

Deadline for submitting reports

• Companies and institutions that have already obtained Equal Pay Certification must submit data three years after their most recent certification.

• Companies that have received an Equal Pay Confirmation from the Directorate of Equality must submit data three years after their most recent confirmation.

• Entities that have neither obtained Equal Pay Certification nor received an Equal Pay Confirmation, but are subject to the legislation, must submit data

  by 1 March 2027.