Romania: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces new obligations for employers regarding salary disclosure and confidentiality clauses. While individual salaries won't be made public, employers must justify pay differences through objective criteria and may need to revise internal confidentiality policies. The directive limits the use of confidentiality clauses that prevent employees from discussing their own remuneration for the purpose of verifying equal pay rights.

Romania's GEO 14 introduces a comprehensive overhaul of foreign labor access, replacing traditional work permits with a fully digital, centralized platform. The reform establishes stricter employer requirements, mandatory financial guarantees, and enhanced compliance obligations while creating new pathways for high-skilled workers. How will these sweeping changes reshape labor migration and employer strategies in Romania's evolving workforce landscape?

A new law on social dialogue has recently been adopted in Romania, Law No 367/2022 on social dialogue ("Law No. 367/2022"), repealing the previous regulation, Law No. 62/2011.