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With effect from January 1st 2018 the national minimum wage will be RON 1900 (US$485) per 166 …

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Next year most of the social contributions that are currently being paid by employers will be transferred to employees – who will contribute 37 …

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Starting from January the 1st 2018, the gross minimum wage will increase by 31% – from RON 1,450 (US$367) to RON 1,900 (US$481) …

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Over the year to July 2017, fixed-term contracts rose by 25% and part-time contracts rose by 5 …

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The new law (16/2017) on the “posting of workers for the delivery of transnational services” will come into force on May 20^th 2017. This requires foreign employers to notify the Romanian Labour inspectorate (Inspectia Muncii) one business day before they dispatch a posted worker to Romania. The law guarantees workers posted between Romania and another EU state (plus Switzerland) basic terms and conditions that are the most generous on offer by law or sectoral collective agreement in either state. Wages, holidays, working time and related data must also be held by posting companies for three years after the posting has taken place.  Companies not established in the EU (including Switzerland) that post employees to Romania must only comply with standards set by Romanian law.

The Romanian Minister of Public Consultation and Social Dialogue, Gabriel Petrea, has announced that he intends to repeal part of the Social Dialogue Act so that National Collective Agreements can be reintroduced …

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Companies wishing to transfer management staff and highly qualified specialists to work in Romania may now take advantage of a new permit allowing transfers for up to three years – or up to one year for trainees …

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An emergency ordinance comes into force on December 1st 2016 aimed at increasing the flexibility and encouraging the perseverance of job hunters in Romania …

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According to a recent study by accountants PWC, since the beginning of this year wages and salaries in the Romanian private sector grew on average by 3 …

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The Romanian government will make a decision on the national minimum wage for 2016 at the end of December, following a meeting of the National Tripartite Council on December 28th 2015 …

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Fines totalling 2,783,500 leu (664,559 US dollars) have been imposed on numerous employers in Romania after a number of spot checks were carried out by the country’s Labour Inspectorate between November 9th and 13th 2015 …

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With effect from January 1st 2016, social security contributions in Romania will be deductible for corporate income tax purposes up to 5% of payroll rather than 2% …

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Greater clarity has been introduced into the Romanian tax system concerning the status of self-employed contractors …

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Romania’s law on maternity protection at work has recently been amended and supplemented in order to reconcile it with the country’s health and safety law of 2006 …

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Plans to increase the limit on the tax deductibility of contributions for health insurance have been approved by the Budget and Finance Committee of the lower house of Romania’s Parliament …

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