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Starting July 1, 2026, Romania introduces a new calculation method for medical leave benefits that extend across multiple months. When sick leave crosses into a new month and exceeds the 7-day or 8-14 day thresholds, the resulting benefit differences will be included in the income of the month they are determined, rather than being declared retroactively.

Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 26/2019 entered into force on 23 April 2019 bringing changes to the Romanian Labour Code.

May employers in Serbia access their staff's e-mails and what happens if employees in Romania record conversations with their managers or HR professionals?

The employer may monitor the employee's communications at the workplace under certain conditions.

The Pay Transparency Directive introduces new requirements for employers regarding pay confidentiality clauses while stopping short of mandating full disclosure of individual salaries. Employers must now prepare to justify pay differences using objective criteria and review their internal policies on pay confidentiality once the directive is transposed into national law.

Romania and the United States have established a bilateral social security agreement that fundamentally changes how cross-border workers and retirees access pension benefits between the two nations.

Ministerul Muncii a stabilit noi criterii pentru includerea ocupațiilor deficitare pe lista folosită la recrutarea lucrătorilor din afara UE, relaxând pragurile minime de la 20 la 10 contracte active și avize de angajare. Ocupațiile eligibile trebuie să înregistreze posturi vacante greu de ocupat și un nivel minim de angajări de lucrători străini, iar angajatorii pot transmite propuneri motivate prin platforma WorkinRomania.gov.ro.

Starting July 1, 2026, Romania will implement significant changes to its minimum wage policy, raising the gross minimum salary while simultaneously reducing tax exemption benefits. These adjustments will impact both employers and employees across the country, affecting payroll calculations and net income for minimum wage workers.

Romania's Ministry of Labour has established new criteria for determining which occupations qualify as shortage occupations for recruiting workers from outside the EU. The updated rules lower minimum thresholds and introduce multiple pathways for occupations to be added to the list, including employer-submitted proposals through a dedicated platform.

August 2018 – Many companies have business reasons to conduct certain work activities for an uninterrupted period exceeding five days.

This year's first issue of our newsletter, put together by our Bucharest Employment and Labour law team, provides an overview of the new updates on employee salary rights, namely:

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on a critical aspect of employment law concerning business transfers, determining whether unpaid salary obligations automatically transfer to the new employer and whether employee consent can block this transfer. This decision clarifies the scope of transferred obligations under EU law and the relationship between special transfer rules and general civil code provisions on debt assumption.

In response to the war in Ukraine, a series of measures were taken to make it easier for Ukrainian employees to access the Romanian labour market.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces new obligations for employers regarding salary disclosure and confidentiality clauses. While individual salaries won't be made public, employers must justify pay differences through objective criteria and may need to revise internal confidentiality policies. The directive limits the use of confidentiality clauses that prevent employees from discussing their own remuneration for the purpose of verifying equal pay rights.

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

Government Emergency Ordinance 53/2017 amending the Labour Code

The Romanian Labour Code was modified in order to include this new benefit for parents as an addition to all the measures taken in order to improve work-life balance.

Effective January 9, 2020, the minimum monthly salary for EU Blue Card applicants in Romania has increased...