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EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Bans Financial Incentives For Public Sector Next Year

Romanian state workers won’t get incentives, meal, gift or vacation vouchers next year either and overtime will be rewarded with days off instead of extra pay, according to the unitary wage bill obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Public Servants Threaten Strike Unless Bonuses Included In Wages

Romanian public servants threaten to go on full-blown strike unless their bonuses are not included in salaries, said union leader Sebastian Oprescu ahead of a meeting with Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu Thursday.

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

Romanian public servants will receive financial bonuses until the end of the year according to performance, after which the unitary wage law will be applied, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said Wednesday.

Romanian President Asks Parliament To Reexamine Govt Ordinance On Bonuses

Romanian 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.

Romanian PM Wants Wage Bonuses Granted On Performance Criteria Only

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday that salary incentives must be granted in an objective and fair manner, based only upon performance criteria.

Romanian Lower House Adopts Decree On Incentives For State Employees

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Tuesday adopted a government emergency decree regarding the payment of bonuses and incentives in the public sector.

Romanian Subway Employees Threaten To Strike If They Lose Bonuses

Employees of Romania’s state-owned subway company Metrorex threaten to go on strike in December if their bonuses for special working conditions are eliminated from the company’s budget.

Romanian Finance Minister Says Employees To Get Bonuses For Aug, Sept

Romania’s Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu on Thursday told ministry employees protesting over unpaid bonuses that bonuses for August and September would be paid, but only after a commission of unionists and ministry officials analyzes how they are granted.

Romanian Public Sector Employees Protest In Bucharest, Countrywide Over Unpaid Bonuses

Hundreds of Romanian public sector employees are protesting Thursday in capital Bucharest and countrywide over the non-payment of wage bonuses and incentives.

Hundreds Of Finance Ministry Employees Continue Countrywide Protests Over Unpaid Bonuses

Hundreds of employees of the Romanian Finance Ministry and local fiscal administration departments throughout Romania are protesting over unpaid bonuses for a second day in a row Thursday.

Romanian PM Calls On Prefects To Appeal Against Mayors’ Decisions To Grant Bonuses

Romanian county prefects should appeal in court against the decisions of certain local councils, which grant their employees 25% wage bonuses and thus fail to enforce the Government’s austerity measures, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday.

More Than Half Of Romanians Won’t Get Bonuses For Easter – Poll

Only 34% of Romanian employees might get bonuses for Easter this year, compared with 66% in 2009, and in some cases, bonuses will consist of food or gift vouchers, according to a poll conducted by www.jobsinro.ro between March 24 and March 30.

Made-Up Bonuses May Cause Romania To Take Out New Loan In 2010 – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that, because of expenses on “made-up bonuses” and “all sorts of special privileges,” Romania may need to take out a new loan this year.

About 400,000 Public Sector Employees Received Illegal Wage Bonuses Totaling EUR2M

Romanian Finance Ministry secretary of state Gheorghe Gherghina said Wednesday about 400,000 employees in the local administration sector received illegal wage bonuses totaling EUR2 million in the 2008 and 2009 interval.

Romanian Troops Could Receive Their Overdue Bonuses For May, June

Romanian troops could receive their overdue bonuses for May and June, since the Ministry of Defense’s budget was increased by 84.6 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2347), including RON79.5 million for staff expenses.

Only Half Of Romanian Cos Grant Christmas Bonuses In ’09 – Poll

Some half of Romanian companies will not be giving Christmas bonuses to employees this year, while last year 93.5% of companies gave the bonus.

Romanian Teachers To Be Granted Bonuses Btw September – December 2009 – Education Min

Romania’s Education Ministry on Friday said teachers will be granted bonuses between September and December 2010, pointing out that the unitary pay law included by mistake an articles which cancelled these rights.

Romania Limits Individual Bonuses To 30% Of Basic Wage For Public Sector Staff

The amount of individual bonuses and indemnities will not exceed 30% of the basic salaries for each employee in the public sector, but the Romanian Government can approve potential hikes for certain categories of employees and for temporary work conditions that entail additional payments.

Romanian Magistrate Bonuses To Cost State Budget RON48M Monthly

Romanian Finance Ministry said that paying the 50% mental distress bonuses and the 15% confidentiality bonuses to the magistrates in 2009 would cost the budget RON48 million monthly (EUR1=RON 4,2310).

Romanian Govt To Include Salary Bonus Scrapping In New Law Pack On Restructuring – Sources

The Romanian government will scrap salary bonuses for risk and mental distress, confidentiality and mobility, as well as bonuses for job complexity and performance, and the new regulations will be introduced in a draft law for which the Government plans to take responsibility, official sources said.

Romanian Car Mkr Dacia Grants Over EUR2M In Vacation Bonuses To Employees In ‘09

Romanian automaker Dacia, owned by French Renault, will grant vacation bonuses of 610 lei (EUR1=RON4.2397) this year for each of its nearly 14,000 employees, with the total net value of bonuses amounting to RON8.54 million (EUR2.01 million).

Romanian Govt Postpones Vacation Bonus Granting Until Yearend

The Romanian Government decided to postpone the granting of vacation bonuses until the end of the year, when a complete analysis on the evolution of the economy and of the available budget resources will be performed, official sources told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Magistrates File Complaint Against Justice Min

The president of the Romanian Magistrates Association (AMR), Mona Pivniceru, said she will file a complaint against justice minister Catalin Predoiu at the Prosecution Office within the High Court of Justice, claiming the minister issued “a memo that defies the law”.

Romanian Agric Min Upped Managers’ Bonuses To 50% Of Wages

Romanian agriculture minister Ilie Sarbu increased in June the bonuses for managers in the ministry and subordinated institutions to as much as 50% of wages, from a previous ceiling of 30%, saying they were no longer willing to do their jobs for the wages they got.

Romanian Unitary Wage Law To Include Seniority, Loyalty, Confidentiality Bonuses In Basic Wage

Romanian Labor Ministry state secretary Valentin Mocanu said Thursday that basic wages in the public sector will include general bonuses such as those for seniority or confidentiality, and other bonuses will be granted separately depending on budgets.

Romania Military Bonuses Temporarily Halted, Not Cut Out – Def Min

Romanian Defense Minister Mihai Stanisoara on Tuesday said the radiation and confidentiality bonuses in the military sector have been temporarily suspended, not cut out, and that no other bonuses are targeted.

Radiation And Confidentiality Bonuses For Romanian Military Temporarily Put Off

Bonuses for working in an irradiated environment and bonuses for confidentiality will no longer be paid, as of May, to Romanian military staff, as a temporary measure dictated by the budget revision, Romanian Defense Ministry spokesman Costi Spanu said.

Romanian Public Employees Get To Keep Salary Bonuses – Unionists

Romanian unionists in the public sector and officials of the Labor Ministry on Monday agreed to maintain large part of the salary bonuses for employees, trade union representatives said.

Romanian Public Sector Employees Protest Monday Against Scrapping Of Wage Bonuses

Romanian unionists in education, administration, healthcare and police affiliated to the "Cartel Alfa" union federation picket Monday the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor and of the parties making up the country’s governing coalition, demanding the government continue to grant them bonuses.

Romanian Teachers Threaten Exam Boycott, Strike, Over Bonus Removal

Romanian education unions are threatening to boycott national exams and go on general strike, displeased that talks held Monday with the labor minister did not remove the article reducing staff spending through the removal of merit salaries, bonuses and indemnities.

Romanian Education Unions Put Off Collective Labor Contract Negotiation

Romanian unions in the education sector postponed again the negotiation of the collective labor contract Thursday until the government removes provisions that affect the rights of students and teachers from its decree lowering bonuses in the public sector.

GM Incomes In Romanian Ministries Reach RON20,000, Wg Bonuses Included – PM

The incomes of the general managers in the Romanian ministries amount to 20,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2775) with some bonuses included, which imposes the elimination of bonuses such as that for the use of a foreign language, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Romanian Employees Pessimistic About X-Mas Bonuses In ’08 – Poll

International economic downturn made Romanian employees less confident they will receive Christmas bonuses in 2008, as only 20% of employees expect bonuses compared to 53% in 2007, according to a survey released Thursday by the BestJobs recruitment website.

Romania’s Energy Watchdog To Grant Bonuses To Cogeneration Pwr Prod – PM

Romania’s Energy Authority ANRE will establish each year the names of the cogeneration power producers that will benefit from some bonuses granted by the state, Romania’s Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday.