ARTICLE · 02 JULY 2026

Pay Transparency In Romania: From Compliance Obligation To Risk Management

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Romania's legislative process for transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces comprehensive obligations for employers to establish equal pay systems, disclose salary information during recruitment, and report gender pay gaps. These new requirements transform pay transparency from a compliance checkbox into a critical risk management tool, as workers gain enhanced rights to information and compensation for pay discrimination.

RomaniaEmployment and HR

Lidia Zarnescu

Andrada Popescu

Rena Saftencu

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Pay transparency in Romania: From compliance obligation to risk management

June 2026 – Although the deadline for transposing Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency expired on 7 June 2026, the legislative process in Romania has not yet been finalised. On 17 June 2026, a legislative proposal on pay transparency and the strengthening of the application of the principle of equal pay for women and men for equal work or work of equal value was tabled in the Senate.

The bill, registered under No. B392/2026 and currently before the Senate as the first chamber to which it was referred (‘the Bill’), is due to go through the stages of the parliamentary adoption procedure. However, the regulatory direction is already clear: equal pay and pay transparency are emerging as key priorities in labour relations.

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Pay Transparency In Romania: From Compliance Obligation To Risk Management

Pay transparency in Romania: From compliance obligation to risk management

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