Around 76% of Romanian employers acknowledge the existence of salary differences between people in comparable roles, according to a national study by Up Romania, one of the key players in the employee benefits market, and Reveal Marketing Research. Employers said diverging salaries are due to factors such as performance, professional experience, or individual negotiation, according to the study, which looks into company preparedness and employee perceptions in the context of the new European Directive on pay transparency . On the opposite side, 59% of employees believe there are unjustified salary differences, and only 27% declared a high level of trust in the fairness of the salary system.  Perceptions of salary transparency differ significantly between the two groups.