Minimum wage changes from 1 October 2023

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”.

Law No 267 of 09 November 2021 laying down simplification measures at the level of the central public administration was published.

Following the government decision no. 1.071/2021, the gross minimum wage per country will be lei 2.550 as of January 1, 2022, which also entails the corresponding increase of the internship allowance.

Linked to the increase in the minimum wage, the contribution for the non-employed disabled will be implicitly increased by companies and public authorities employing at least 50 employees.

Under the emergency ordinance of the Romanian Government no. 117 published in the Official Gazette on October 5, 2021, amendments were made to the Law no. 53/2003 – the Labor Code.

In recent days, some updates have been made to the ticket values that can be offered to employees.

Employers have a new obligation: To inform new employees under the age of 45 about joining a mandatory private pension fund (Pillar II).

The employee who’s vaccinated against COVID-19 shall, on request, be paid one free day per dose of vaccine.

Simplification of procedures specific to the activity of human resources in micro-enterprises, given that there are currently around 500.000 micro-enterprises with up to 9 employees in Romania.

A new Regulation for employers in insolvency, bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings.