Recent Amendments To The Romanian Labour Code – Law no. 53/2003

The Romanian Labour Code – Law no. 53/2003 was recently amended by Law no. 12/2015 published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part I, no. 52 dated 22 January 2015 (the Amending Law).
The Amending Law entered into force on 25 January 2015.

Main amendments refer to the determination and granting of the annual rest leave and to the salary payable to the temporary employees.

Amendments regarding seniority

As per the Amending Law, periods representing unjustified absences from work, as well as unpaid leaves (except for unpaid leaves for professional training) shall be deducted from work seniority. Thus, upon calculating any rights of the employees/ former employees based on work seniority (i.e. bonuses, pension rights, etc.) such periods shall not be considered.