Only 17 Weeks to Go

The EU Pay Transparency Directive must be transposed into Irish law by June 7^th.

With just 17 weeks remaining, Organisations need to move quickly from awareness to action. Essentially, preparation needs to be underway now.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive represents a fundamental shift in how pay, equality and transparency are regulated. It introduces enhanced information rights for Employees and jobseekers, new reporting and information obligations, and significantly lowers the barriers to bringing equal pay claims.

To minimise compliance risks and exposure to equal pay claims, early and structured preparation is essential.

About the Webinar Series

To help Organisations prepare within the limited time remaining, Linea and Adare invite you to a two-part webinar series exploring both:

• What the law requires, and
• What Organisations need to do in practice to be ready

Each session can be attended as a standalone webinar, but together they provide a complete roadmap for compliance and implementation ahead of the June deadline.

Webinar One: Employment Law Compliance Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Is your Organisation prepared for the heightened risk of equal pay claims? The Employee requirement to establish facts that raise an inference of discrimination will soon be removed under the EU Pay Transparency Directive shifting the burden of proof to the Employer.

This session focuses on the legal and compliance obligations introduced by the Directive, many of which will apply to all Organisations, regardless of Employee headcount.

Key topics include:

• What the Directive says
• Like work and work of equal value
• Equal pay claims and burden of proof
• Organisational risks

This webinar provides a clear view of the key compliance priorities, the legal risks of being unprepared and the consequences of non-compliance.

Webinar Details - 
Date: Thursday, 12th February 2026
Time: 11.00 am – 11.30 am
Location: online via Zoom

Webinar Two: Practical HR Implications and Organisational Readiness

Is your Organisation prepared to capture the pay data required to objectively justify Employee pay levels?

This session focuses on the practical work many Organisations have never formally done before but will now need to complete quickly.

Key areas of focus include:

• Job evaluation, architecture and identifying job categories
• Policy alignment, management training and process updates
• Key practical considerations arising from implementation of the Directive

This webinar equips attendees with practical, workable steps to translate legal obligations into sustainable HR practices.

Webinar Details - 
Date: Thursday, 26th February 2026
Time: 11.00 am – 11.30 am
Location: online via Zoom

Who Should Attend?

This webinar series is designed for HR professionals, people managers, senior leaders and compliance officers responsible for employment law compliance, pay and reward, equality, or workforce strategy.

Whether your priority is managing legal risk or building practical systems for managing pay transparency, attendees will leave with clear, actionable insights that can be applied immediately.

We have dedicated the last 10 minutes of the webinar to a Q&A.

Join 100’s of HR practitioners and keep your HR knowledge and skills up-to date.

Presenter:

Katie Ridge, Head of Employer Relations | Adare

Katie Ridge, Chartered MCIPD, Barrister at Law, has practical HR experience combined with substantial employment law knowledge and workplace investigation know how. Katie has a broad range of employment law experience specialising in workplace investigations, grievance and disciplinary matters, as well as representing Organisations in the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court. Prior to joining Adare Human Resource Management, Katie has supported a diverse range of private, not-for-profit and public sector Organisations. She has worked as a barrister for 15 years in addition to her 10 years working within HR roles.

This is a must-attend webinar for HR practitioners.

This will be an interactive session with questions encouraged from attendees. We look forward to seeing you there!

The webinar is COMPLIMENTARY, but registration is essential.

Register now to secure your place for the first webinar in the series!