The maximum number of working permits that have been authorised to be issued in 2020 for workers outside the EU and EEC is 30.000. The maximum contingent is the largest approved to date
Jan
29
2020
Romania: New minimum wages and guaranteed payments take effect in January 2020
As from January 2020, employees will receive a higher minimum wage, set at 2.230 RON (approx. 467 EUR) and employers will be required to pay, at least, the relevant minimum wage to all full time employees. For positions that require higher education, 2.350 RON (approx. 492 EUR) is the new fixed wage. Wages were not increased universally however; the minimum wage for construction sector employees will remain the same
Nov
27
2019
Romania: New Pension Benefits for Employees performing Activities under Specific Working Conditions
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
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
Apr
03
2019
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Feb
26
2019
Romania: 20.000 working permits for foreign workers in 2019
According to Government Decision no. 34/2019 the maximum number of working permits that are authorised to be issued in 2019 for workers outside the EU and EEC is 20.000. The maximum contingent is the largest to date, and higher than the one announced by the Labour Ministry when they made public the project for the Government Decision