SALARY TRANSPARENCY AND EQUAL PAY BETWEEN EMPLOYEES WITH INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FROM ROMANIA
SALARY TRANSPARENCY AND EQUAL PAY BETWEEN EMPLOYEES WITH INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FROM ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: This year, Directive (EU) 2023/970 was adopted to strengthen the application of the principle of equal remuneration for the same work or for work of the same value between men and women through wage transparency and mechanisms to ensure compliance with the law aimed at ensuring wage transparency for to protect the right of employees to an equal salary, which will be applicable in both the public and private sectors, aiming at the elimination of wage differences between women and men in order to respect the principle of equal treatment. Employees will not be prevented from disclosing their salary if they do so to ensure the principle of equal pay between men and women for the same work or work of the same value. Obligations are established only for companies with more than 100 employees, the first reports required by the directive will have to be made by 2027, employers with less than 100 employees do not report on differences in remuneration. The implementation of the directive will bring new obligations for the business environment, employers being obliged to ensure salary transparency (both before employment and during the employment relationship), as well as the criteria used to establish the salary, respectively its increase over time, preparing periodic reporting and taking the necessary measures to limit those unjustified salary differences

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