LABOUR LAW IN ROMANIA: ESSENTIAL FIGURES
The need to draft internal regulations:
- as of 1 employee upwards
The need to commence negotiations for a collective employment agreement:
- as of 21 employees upwards
The need to have one representative of the staff:
- as of 21 de employees upwards
The notice period in case of independent dismissal of the employee:
- at least 20 business days
The notice period in case of resignation is:
- 20 business days for executive positions
- 45 business days for management positions
The minimum duration of paid vacation is:
- 20 business days
The maximum duration of a contract with limited term is:
- 12 months, renewable twice, i.e. 36 months in aggregate
The normal duration of one business day is:
- 8 hours
The maximum duration of the probation period for contracts with unlimited term is:
- 90 calendar days for executive positions
- 120 calendar days for management positions
The maximum duration of the probation period for contracts with limited term is:
- 5 business days if the contract term is below 3 months
- 15 business days if the contract term is spanning between 3 and 6 months
- 30 business days if the contract term is longer than 6 months
- 45 business days if the contract term is longer than 6 months and refers to a management position
The minimum duration for a part-time day is:
- There is no longer a minimum duration
Warning: (national, sectoral, corporate) collective agreements may derogate from these rules, concurrently observing the minimum provisions of the Labour Code.
Data update: February 2012