Romania Pay Transparency Law: EUPTD Transposition Status
Local term: transparență salarială
As of 28 September 2026: Romania's transposition bill (L445/2026) is before the Senate. The earliest likely adoption is late October 2026, followed by the Chamber of Deputies.
Status snapshot
| Status | Draft published |
|---|---|
| National instrument | Bill L445/2026 before the Senate. |
| Official source | Bill L445/2026 (Romanian Senate) |
Pay gap reporting required before the Directive
No national gender pay gap reporting obligation before the Directive.
When Directive (Article 9) pay gap reporting starts
Article 9 reporting covers seven indicators: the mean and median gender pay gap, the mean and median gap in variable pay, the proportion of women and men receiving variable pay, the proportion of women and men in each pay quartile, and the gender pay gap by category of workers.
Not yet legislated.
Things to work on now
- Priority for Romania. The bill includes the 5% pay gap trigger. Run a shadow analysis on 2026 data to see where you might land.
- Map the draft. Compare the published draft with your current practice and note where it goes further than the Directive.
- Job architecture. Build or review gender-neutral job evaluation so you can group roles into categories of workers doing work of equal value (Article 4). This is needed whatever the final text says.
- Pay ranges. Agree pay ranges for roles so you are ready for pre-employment disclosure (Article 5).
- Shadow reporting. Run a trial gender pay gap calculation on 2026 data using the Directive's Article 9 indicators, including by category of workers.
- Remediation budget. Model the cost of closing unexplained gaps of 5% or more, which would trigger a joint pay assessment (Article 10).
Legislative timeline
- 30 March 2026Ministry of Labour publishes draft
- 29 June 2026Bill registered in the Senate
- Late October 2026Earliest likely Senate adoption
Frequently asked questions
Has Romania transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive?
Romania's transposition bill (L445/2026) is before the Senate. The earliest likely adoption is late October 2026, followed by the Chamber of Deputies.
When does gender pay gap reporting start in Romania?
Reporting under the Directive (Article 9), including gaps by category of workers, is not yet legislated in Romania.
What should employers in Romania do now?
The bill includes the 5% pay gap trigger. Run a shadow analysis on 2026 data to see where you might land. Compare the published draft with your current practice and note where it goes further than the Directive. Build or review gender-neutral job evaluation so you can group roles into categories of workers doing work of equal value (Article 4). This is needed whatever the final text says.