What is the current value of meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, and cultural vouchers offered by employers?

The values of culture, meal, and childcare vouchers have been officially changed.

The Romanian law makes it easier for people with disabilities to access jobs, and companies receive some facilities for hiring them.

A new Emergency Ordinance (GEO no 127) on the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities has been adopted.

The guaranteed gross minimum basic wage in the country increases from the current 3,700 lei to 4,050 lei gross monthly.

Length of service is different from contribution period, which is the period of time during which social security contributions have been paid to the state.

The 300 lei deduction applies to a monthly earnings ceiling of 4,000 lei maximum.

Pregnant, breastfeeding and nursing mothers and single parents cannot be forced to do night work.

From 1 July 2024, the minimum gross basic wage in the country increases from 3,400 lei to 3,700 lei gross monthly and the non-taxable amount of the minimum gross wage from 200 to 300 lei.

From 1 July 2024, the minimum gross basic salary guaranteed in payment increases from 3,300 lei to 3,700 lei gross per month.

From 1 October 2023, the minimum gross basic salary guaranteed in payment increases from 3,000 lei to 3,300 lei gross per month.

From 1 January 2023, the minimum gross basic salary per country guaranteed in payment shall increase.

The ordinance transposes a number of provisions adopted at European level, so the changes aim to share childcare responsibilities fairly between men and women.

Law 241/2023 was published in the Official Gazette on 21 July 2023, which aims to grant 4 days per month of home/telework for the care of children up to the age of 11.

From 1 January 2023, the minimum gross national guaranteed basic wage increases.

According to a draft law, starting with 2023, salary taxes could be “paid” with sick leave allowances that the state must return to employers.

Law 275/2022 was published in the Official Gazette on October 3, 2022, rejecting the provisions of the Emergency Ordinance 37/2021 which exempted micro-enterprises from a series of bureaucratic obligations.

The Law of paternity leave no. 210/1999, is amended by the publication in the Official Gazette no. 845 of 29.08.2022 of OUG no. 117.

Starting with January 1, 2023, according to Law 195/2022, the obligations of archiving the payroll states issued by employers will decrease to 5 years

According to Law 144 of 2022, the General Register of employees (REVISAL) will be accessible online, at any time, for employees and former employees.

According to Law no. 135/2022, starting with the incomes related to June 2022 and until the end of 2028, the minimum gross salary for the fields of agriculture and food industry will be at least 3.000 lei per month.

The alert status was last extended for 30 days, starting February 7, 2022, and March 8, 2022 was the last day on which the restrictions set by the Government decision were valid.

The law published in the Official Gazette of Romania introduces “a special form of leave for the care of the child in quarantine or isolation (…), granted to parents for whom the measure of isolation or quarantine was not ordered.”

In the Official Gazette of Romania was published the law regulating the leave and the allowance for the care of people with cancer aged over 18 years

As of 1 January 2022, Government Decision No 1071 entered into force for the establishment of the minimum gross basic salary per country guaranteed in payment.

The order on the organization and conduct of the population and housing census stipulates that “persons employed who self-review via the Internet have the right to a free, paid day”.