Romanian Public Servants To Receive Bonuses For Performance Until End Of Year - Govt

President Traian Basescu sent the Parliament on Wednesday a request for the re-examination of the Government Ordinance on bonuses for public servants, arguing that they are discriminatory and in violation of the unitary wage system.

Sebastian Oprescu, head of the National Union of Public Servants (SNFP), told MEDIAFAX that he will analyze this delay in the implementation of ordinance on bonuses, adding that public servants will surely speak out against the President's decision.

On October 13, around 200 Finance Ministry employees staged a spontaneous protest, demanding the payment of their bonuses. More than 500 employees of Bucharest's public finance administrations and the Treasury rallied in front of the Ministry the same day. The protests soon extended to the entire country, with thousands of employees of local financial administrations, Treasury offices, pension houses, employment agencies, health insurance and social assistance houses, and libraries stopping work as a sign of solidarity with the Finance Ministry personnel.

In the aftermath of the protest, unionists and Finance Ministry and Fiscal Administration officials negotiated on the bonuses. Eventually, only SNFP signed the protocol with the ministry concerning these monetary rights. Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu said at the time that a bill would be passed in Parliament on October 19 to ensure that all the ministry's employees receive a fair wage.

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