Pay transparency in Romania

National law

Propunere legislativă privind transparenţa salarială şi consolidarea aplicării principiului egalităţii de remunerare între femei şi bărbaţi pentru o muncă egală sau o muncă de valoare egală, precum şi pentru modificarea şi completarea unor acte normative (PL-x 682/2026) (Legislative proposal on pay transparency and strengthening the principle of equal pay for women and men for equal work or work of equal value (PL-x 682/2026))

In force since

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Job ads

No rule yet. No pay disclosure duty for job ads is in force. In the version filed in the Senate, employers would have to give the salary or salary range either in the job ad or in writing before the interview; the Chamber of Deputies may still amend this.

Asking about previous pay

Not verified

Workers' right to information

Not yet in force. The proposal would let employees request in writing their own pay level and sex-disaggregated averages for equal work or work of equal value; sources differ on the response deadline.

Pay reporting

No reporting duty yet. The proposal follows the Directive: 250+ employees annually and 150–249 every three years from 7 June 2027, 100–149 from 7 June 2031; an unjustified gap of 5% or more triggers a joint pay assessment.

Penalties

Proposed (Senate version): fines of 3–5 national gross minimum wages, 5–10 for repeat offences, enforced by the territorial labour inspectorates. Final amounts depend on the Chamber of Deputies.

Not verified: The bill text itself could not be read (scanned PDF; ministry draft PDF unavailable), so provisions on job ads, pay history and fines rely on secondary sources; relationship between the ministry's March 2026 draft and the MPs' proposal is unclear.

Sources

1. PL-x nr. 682/2026 – Propunere legislativă privind transparenţa salarială … · Camera Deputaţilor · 19/10/2026
2. Proiect de lege privind transparența salarială (13 martie 2026) · Ministerul Muncii · 13/03/2026
3. Transparența salarială: ce a decis Senatul? · Partnerd
4. Legea transparenței salariale intră în linie dreaptă, iar primele raportări vin în 2027 · Forbes România

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