From 1 June 2025 all public/private organisations in Ireland, with 50 employees or more must report their gender pay gap (GPG) for the first time on their websites. The reporting deadline is the end of November 2025. The definition of the gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage between men and women across a workforce. In Ireland, the relevant legislation is called the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (2021 Act).
The latest amendments to the 2021 Act were made earlier in 2025 with Statutory Instrument SI 212 of 2025.
The purpose of GPG reporting is to promote transparency and address pay disparities related to gender. There are two key dates that companies need to be aware of.
- The first one is called the snapshot date, which is any date in June 2025 chosen by the organization to capture employee data. – Let’s say 30 June 2025.
- The next definition is called the reporting deadline, so that is set at five months after the snapshot date, in other words 30 November 2025.
The Government is creating a searchable online portal to open in the Autumn where different businesses can be compared to enhance the transparency of their gender pay gap reporting.
More information is available from the website of the Department of Children Disability and Equality here.
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