Romanian Employers Forbidden To Sack Employees In First Six Mos After Parental Leave End

The emergency ordinance also states that contributions to the health insurance system will be paid during the parental leave period, the Labor Ministry said Thursday.

The normative act extends unpaid leave after the first three births to four months from three months, transposing Council Directive 2010/18/EU of March 8, 2010 into Romanian legislation.

The Government decided Wednesday that mothers will be able to opt for two years maternity leave and receive up to 1,200 lei (EUR1=RON4.3005) as a child-rearing benefit.

Prime Minister Emil Boc said mothers may opt for two years of leave and a child-rearing aid between RON600 and RON1,200. The alternative is one year's leave, up to RON3,400 child-rearing aid and RON500 per month if the mother chooses to return to work before the first year of leave is up, paid for the remainder of two years.

Mothers who return to work after one year's maternity leave will not receive the RON500 incentive.

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