Romania Rushing To Implement The EU Pay Transparency Directive

At a Glance

• Romanian legislation aimed at implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive has been placed on an accelerated legislative process. 
• In certain areas such as reporting requirements, the draft law lacks the detail employers are seeking to put compliance into practice. 
• In other areas, the draft law introduces more stringent requirements than the Directive’s, such as shorter timelines when responding to employee requests for information. 
• Employers should follow the developments in Romania as they are unlikely to see a compliance grace period once the law is adopted. 

Over the last few weeks, Romania’s legislative process has accelerated, with steps taken to expedite the passage of a bill to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (“Directive”) after missing the implementation deadline set by the Directive. The Draft Law has now been advanced under the Senate’s emergency legislative procedure.