Proposed Amendments to the Romanian Labour Code

Romanian labour legislation is currently under debate and, if approved, is expected to enter into force in the first quarter of 2011. The amendments to the Labour Code are controversial as they provide significantly less favourable measures for employees.

Some of the main amendments to the Romanian Labour Code, as proposed under the Romanian Ministry of Labor December 10, 2010 draft law on amending the Romanian Labour Code are provided below:

Conclusion and termination of the individual employment agreement

• the written form of the individual employment agreement will become mandatory;
• the employer will be able to unilaterally terminate a non-competition clause;
• there shall be a maximum trial period of 45 days for ordinary positions and 120 days for management positions. Trial periods may be terminated without notice;