On June 5, 2023, Directive No. 970/2023 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of May 10, 2023, on strengthening the application of the principle of equal remuneration for the same work or for work of the same value between men and women through salary transparency, including in the case of benefits, as well as equality of treatment concerning work of the same weight and equality of treatment when evaluating the quality of work.

(1) This directive applies to public and private sector employers.
(2) The directive applies to all workers with employment contracts or relationships.
(3) Remuneration means the entire salary package and benefits.
(4) Candidates for employment have the right to receive, from the potential employer, information regarding:
(a) the initial level of remuneration or the related interval, established based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, to be assigned for the position in question; and
(b) as the case may be, the relevant clauses of the collective labor agreement/internal regulation regarding the remuneration of the respective position.
(5) Employees have the right to know the employer’s criteria when determining the remuneration and the way of professional promotion.
(6) Remuneration evolution refers to the process by which an employee moves to a higher remuneration level. Criteria related to the change of remuneration may include, among others, individual performance, skills development, and length of service.
(7) Employees have the right to request and receive, in writing, information regarding their level of remuneration and the average levels of pay, broken down by gender, for the categories of employees who perform the same work or a job of the same value.
(8) Employers inform all employees annually about their right to receive information about the level of remuneration and the actions that workers have to take to exercise this right.