Minimum salary: Romanian law provides a national minimum monthly basic salary (in 2023, in the amount of RON 3,000 (approximately EUR 600). Working time: The normal working time for full-time employees is eight hours/day and 40 hours/week. Paid leave: Employees are entitled to at least 20 days of paid leave per year.
To be valid, a contract in Roman Law requires: (1) a “Thing”; (2) a Price; and (.
Agreement/Consent.
Borowski and du Plessis succinctly state the principle: “Once the parties had agreed on the subject-matter and the price [emphasis supplied], the contract was 'perfect', i.e., fully made.
Usually, the notice period for termination upon the initiative of the employee is a maximum of 15 calendar days (30 calendar days for employees in executive positions). The employer must give notice of a termination at least 20 working days in advance.
These types of agreements are regulated by the Employment Law (the Labor Code). According to the Romanian legislation on the matter, the employment contract has
Do EU citizens need a work permit in Romania?
EU citizens also have unrestricted access to the labour market in Romania and do not require work permits
An EU citizen staying for more than 3 months in Romania will be required to ask Immigration Romania to issue a residency card
How does Romanian law affect employment contracts?
The parties to an employment contract subject to Romanian law can only rely on the jurisdiction of Romanian courts, practicing the procedural laws of Romania to resolve disputes
These courts may include country tribunals as first instance courts or courts of appeal for final appeals
1 4 Contracts for services
What is the minimum wage in Romania?
The Romanian government determines this minimum wage, and as of 1 January 2019, the minimum gross wage amounts to RON 2,080 (approx
440 EUR) per month
If the employer is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, then the minimum levels of pay set out in such an agreement must also be adhered to
2 2 Pay increases
×Rome I RegulationThe law applicable to contracts in Romania is established by the Rome I Regulation, which specifies that the law applicable to contractual obligations will be determined according to the regulations of European Union law. Therefore, if two parties agree that the Romanian law should govern their contract, any court seised will have to comply with the choice of law clause and apply the norms belonging to the Romanian legal system. Romania is a code law country with a developed contract law contained in the Commercial Code and the Commercial Procedure Code.,While the law applicable to unilateral legal acts is regulated and explained by the provisions of the new Romanian Civil Code, the law applicable to contracts is established by the Rome I Regulation, in this sense art. 2640 of the New Civil Code specifying that the law applicable to contractual obligations will be determined according to the regulations of European Union law.Therefore, if X and Y agree the law governing their contract should be the Romanian law, in the event of a dispute, whatever the court seised (Romanian or Italian), it will have to comply with the choice of law clause and apply the norms belonging to the Romanian legal system.Romania being a code law country has a developed contract law contained in the Commercial Code and the Commercial Procedure Code. Both codes set out in detail what terms are to be included in a contract and how they are to be interpreted.
Romanian contract law
Peasant revolt
A peasant revolt took place in Romania between 21 February and 5 April 1907. It started in northern Moldavia and, after three weeks in which it was localized in that area, it quickly spread, reaching Wallachia, including as far as Oltenia. The main cause was the discontent of the peasants over the inequity of land ownership, which was mostly in the hands of just a few large landowners.
The A1 motorway is a partially built motorway in Romania
Motorway in Romania
The A1 motorway is a partially built motorway in Romania, planned to connect Bucharest with the Banat and Crișana regions in the western part of the country and the rest of Europe. When completed it will be 580.2 kilometers long and it will span the country on the approximative south-east to north west direction. The motorway starts in the western part of Bucharest and connects the following major cities: Pitești, Sibiu, Deva, Timișoara, Arad, reaching Hungary's M43 motorway near Nădlac. As the motorway is built along the Trans-European Transport Networks Rhine-Danube Corridor the construction receives 85% funding from the European Union. The road is part of the proposed Via Carpatia route.
