The law regulating state funded pensions has been amended to provide additional benefits to employees employed in specifically designated categories of work, after 1 April 2001
Sep
28
2019
Romania: Local Labour Inspectorates sanctioned 1 in 5 employers that were controlled in August
The General Labour Inspectorate announced that the local inspectorates applied administrative sanctions – fines to 515 of the 2.449 – more than 1 in 5 – employers that were controlled in August in order to verify working conditions
Sep
28
2019
Romania: The number of working permits for non-EU employees has been increased
The Romanian Government took the decision to supplement the maximum number of new working permits that can be issued by the immigration authorities in 2019, from the initial 20.000 to 30.000 in consideration of the high demand for working permits
Jul
27
2019
Romania: New Law on the Romanian Public Pension System to Replace the existing one in 2021
The most important changes of the new law on the Romanian Public Pension System are the ones regarding the way the pensions are to be calculated. According to the new law, the algorithm that is used in order to determine the pension will be changed and all existing pensions will undergo a recalculation process. However, no existing pension will be lower after the recalculation and changes on the amounts are to be made only if they are more favourable to the beneficiaries
Jul
27
2019
Romanian Supreme Court holds that predetermined amounts that are to be paid by the employee, in case of damages made to the employer, cannot be inserted within the individual employment agreement
The Supreme Court has issued a general and mandatory ruling stating that in order for an employee to be ordered to pay damages to the employer, a court should determine the amount that is to be paid. The parties cannot negotiate and insert, within the individual employment agreements, predetermined amounts
Jul
12
2019
Restrictive Covenants in Romania
Definition and Types of Restrictive Covenants There is no legal definition given by the Romanian legislation to restrictive covenants. However, some legal provisions allow the inclusion of specific clauses in the employment agreements that can offer a guarantee of good will between the parties. Also, some legal provisions sanction directly, without the existence of any […]
Jul
12
2019
Social Media and Data Privacy in Romania
Can the employer monitor, access, review the employee’s electronic communications? On objective grounds and with the use of clear internal procedures, the employer can restrict the employee’s use of Internet and social media during working hours. This restriction applies to the use of the Internet and social media on company provided platforms, including portable devices. […]
Jul
12
2019
Anti-Discrimination Laws in Romania
Extent of Protection Any difference, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, religion, social status, beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, handicap, non-contagious chronic disease, HIV positive status, belonging to a disadvantaged group or any other criterion, aiming to, or resulting in, a restriction or prevention of the equal recognition, use or […]
Jul
12
2019
Hiring Practices in Romania
Requirements for Foreign Employees to Work In Romania, citizens of the EU or the EEA do not need a work and residence permit. Foreign citizens (who are not EU or EEA citizens) must obtain a work permit in order to perform work. The work permit is issued by the Romanian Office for Immigration. As a […]
May
29
2019
Romania: New changes within the Labour Code regarding the termination of the employment agreement
A recent Law modified the contents of Article no. 56 of the Labour Code that contains the de jure situations in which the employment agreement is terminated. One of these situations is the termination of the agreement when the employee reaches the retirement age and has the minimum contribution period to benefit from pension rights. At this moment, the pension age is different for men and women. However women can choose to continue the employment until they reach the retirement age for men. The new form of the article also includes the possibility for both male and female employees to continue the employment by request for a period of 3 years after they reach the retirement age