On 16 April 2026, the Estonian government announced that it will request a two-year postponement of the entry into force of the Pay Transparency Directive and its redrafting. I.e. the directive was not to be transposed into local law by 7 June 2026 as was previously expected.

However, on 17 April 2026 the government announced that some of the requirements of the directive are planned to be introduced into the Estonian Employment Contracts Act. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications initiated the respective draft law on 20 April 2026 and sent it to other parties (Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, Government Office, Association of Estonian Cities and Rural Municipalities) for coordination and opinion until 4 May 2026. Whether and in what form the draft law will become an actual law remains to be seen.