Pay transparency in Latvia
Draft stage
Latvia has not transposed the Directive. The Ministry of Welfare published a draft standalone Pay Transparency Law (TAP 26-TA-700) on 26 March 2026, with consultation until 9 April 2026; in June 2026 it was reported as stalled at the Cabinet and not yet submitted to the Saeima. No later confirmed progress was found. Independently, Latvian law has required a pay range in job ads since 2018.
Draft · legal review pending, not yet published.
Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.
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- Job ads
- Pay range in the job ad. In force since 28 November 2018: Labour Law Section 32(3)(2) requires every job ad to state the range of the gross total monthly or annual salary, or the planned hourly rate, for the position. The draft Pay Transparency Law keeps pay information in the job ad itself.
- Asking about previous pay
- Not verified
- Workers' right to information
- Under the draft, employees could request in writing their individual pay level and average pay by sex for equal or equal-value work. Not yet in force.
- Pay reporting
- Under the draft, larger employers would report gender pay differences regularly, with the procedure set by Cabinet regulations; 250+ employees reportedly first by 7 June 2027. Not in force.
- Penalties
- Draft: administrative fine of up to EUR 14,000 for breaching the reporting duty, plus administrative liability for other breaches. Fines for the existing job-ad rule not verified.
Not verified: Status after June 2026 unclear: one vendor guide claims the bill reached the Saeima, others say it is still at the Cabinet; Saeima records not checked. No explicit ban on asking about pay history found in current law (Section 33(2) only bars interview questions unrelated to the job), hence null. The draft's planned entry-into-force date was not confirmed.
79% of job ads in Latvia state pay
1,165 of 1,466 ads on employer career sites and applicant tracking systems in the last month; 72% for tech-related titles (108 of 149). Measured on 11/11/2026 via Active Jobs DB; includes pay read from the ad text.
Sources
- Darba likums (32. pants. Darba sludinājums) · Likumi.lv (Latvijas Vēstnesis)
- Darba likuma jaunās normas: jānorāda alga, bez iemesla nedrīkst prasīt svešvalodas prasmi · LV portāls · 28/11/2018
- Aktuālais par Darba samaksas pārredzamības likuma ieviešanu · Sorainen · 31/03/2026
- The latest legislative changes and developments in case law · Ellex · 01/06/2026
- Latvia on track for timely Pay Transparency Directive transposition, but with notable deviations · Lewis Silkin · 17/04/2026