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Tourism Federation Says Unemployment in Hotels and Restaurants Hits 60%

12:13, 07 Apr. 2020
The unemployment rate in hotels and restaurants in Romania has already reached 60% and will soon climb to 90%, the Romanian federation of tourism employers said Tuesday, adding the situation of over 50,000 employees on the Romanian sea-coast is dire.

Eurostat: Romania Registered Fewest Temporary Employees In EU In 2016

15:18, 02 Mai 2017
Romania registered the fewest employees aged 15 to 64 employed under a temporary contract in the European Union (1.4%), while Spain (26.1%) and Poland (27.5%) were at the opposite end of the scale, according to Eurostat.

Romania To Determine No. Of State Employees To Be Laid Off In Each Sector In 2012

12:20, 25 Nov. 2011
Romania’s Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu said Friday, referring to the 120,000 public sector employees to be laid off next year, that authorities are analyzing the matter to see how many state employees will be made redundant in each sector.

Nokia Keeps Romanian Plant Open Until Yearend, Pays Employees Until March 2012

12:29, 29 Sept. 2011
Nokia’s plant in Jucu, Romania, will stay open until the end of the year and employees will continue to receive wages until the end of March 2012, employees were told Thursday after the Finnish cell-phone maker announced it was shutting down its Romanian operations.

Over 400 Employees Of Romanian Oltchim Protest Against Minority Shareholder

14:07, 30 Aug. 2011
Over 400 employees of Romanian chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO) protest Tuesday outside the unit’s main pavilion against the policy of German PCC SE, a minority shareholder that holds 18.2% of the company.

Romania To Keep Public Sector Hiring Frozen, Halt Bonuses, Overtime Until 2014

15:47, 11 Aug. 2011
Romanian public sector employees will receive no vacation, gift or meal vouchers until 2014, no bonuses until 2013 and will be rewarded for overtime with free hours only, according to the Government's fiscal-budgetary strategy for 2012-2014.

Romanian Govt Freezes Hiring Of Police Academy Graduates By Interior Ministry Until 2012

14:47, 16 Iun. 2011
The Romanian Government on Thursday adopted an emergency decree which freezes the hiring of police academy graduates by the Interior Ministry until January 1, 2012.

Romanian Govt Pledges Over 7000 Job Cuts In Railway, Energy, Postal Co

14:19, 15 Mai 2011
Romania's government has pledged to cut more than 7000 jobs in state railway companies, energy suppliers and the national postal company, while lowering their running costs through renegotiated contracts, says the letter of intent to a EUR3.6 billion loan agreement with the IMF.

HP Romania To Hire 600 People At Bucharest Consultancy Center In 2011

16:41, 11 Mai 2011
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will hire 600 people this year for its Global eBusiness Operation Centre (GeBOC) in Bucharest, which currently has a staff of 3,100, Alexander Weigl, the Centre's general manager, said in a press conference Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Reduce Budget Gap In 2012-2014 Through Layoffs

13:15, 17 Apr. 2011
Romania's Government will reduce the budget deficit over the next three years through layoffs, suspending payment of the 13th salary and holiday bonuses, as well as freezing the hierarchical coefficients provided by the public sector wage law.

Romanian Govt Ups Justice Min Budget To Cover Pension Costs

18:29, 09 Mart. 2011
Romania's Government has increased the budgets of the Ministry of Justice, Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) and Special Telecommunications Service (STS) by more than 35 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1902), to cover the higher pension fund contribution rates.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia Employees Get RON260 Wage Raise

12:49, 08 Mart. 2011
Employees of Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia got a wage raise of 260 lei (EUR1=RON4.2065), or 13%, under the new collective work contract, Dacia union vice-president Ion Iordache told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian PM Says Public Sector Reduced To 1.26M Employees

10:35, 04 Mart. 2011
The number of employees in Romania’s public sector has been reduced to 1.261 million with the application of cost standards in public administration, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday evening on public television.

Average No. Of Employees In Romanian Defense Industry May Increase By 7% In ‘11

16:17, 20 Ian. 2011
The Romanian Economy Ministry proposes setting the maximum number of employees at companies operating in the defense field to 1,774 this year, 7% higher compared to 2010, and increasing the salary fund allotted to the sector by 7.7%, to 37.7 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2671) from RON35 million.

Total No. Of Romanian Employees Decreased By 645,000 From Jan 2009

17:09, 14 Dec. 2010
The total number of Romanian employees has decreased by 645,000 since the beginning of 2009, said the National Statistics Institute (INS).

Romanian Public Sector To Shrink Below 1.29 Million Employees By Year-End – PM

15:39, 12 Dec. 2010
Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday on ProTV that Romania's public sector will employ fewer than 1.29 million people by the end of the year, with layoffs to continue through next year.

Romanian Govt Freezes Hiring In 2011 Because Of Slow Economic Recovery

14:34, 18 Nov. 2010
Romania's Government has decided to keep public sector hiring frozen in 2011 and fill only one in seven vacant positions, as the economy is recovering "slowly," expecting savings of around 350 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2960) in personnel expenses, but also lower revenue from income taxes.

President Says Romania Can Spend RON39B On Public Sector Salaries In 2011

09:40, 02 Nov. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday evening on public television that Romania will be able to spend 39 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2771) on public sector salaries in 2011, under the loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Romania Daewoo–Mangalia Shipyard Employees Protest Outside Local Town Hall

11:42, 22 Oct. 2010
About 1,000 employees of shipyard Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) in southeastern Romania, who have been on full-blown strike for the past two weeks over employers’ refusal to hike their salaries, staged a protest on Friday at the headquarters of the Mangalia town hall.

Romanian State Employees Handling EU-Funded Projects Might Get 75% Salary Raise

20:27, 21 Oct. 2010
Romanian public sector employees handling projects financed from European Union funds might benefit from a 75% raise in salaries, which would be covered from funds assigned for the respective projects, not from the state budget funds, says a draft emergency decree proposed by the Labor Ministry.

Romanian Labor Ministry To Grant Bonuses To Employees Based On Performance Criteria

19:38, 14 Oct. 2010
Romanian Labor Minister Ioan Botis said Thursday that the ministry has a bonus fund and that, after talks with unionists, it was decided that bonuses will be granted based on performance criteria.

Romania Ctrl Bker: Public Sector Too Overcrowded To Allow Decent Pay

14:30, 14 Oct. 2010
Romanian public workers need decent wages, but the system is too overcrowded to allow that, an official at the central bank said Thursday.

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

13:09, 14 Oct. 2010
Hundreds of Romanian public sector employees are protesting Thursday in capital Bucharest and countrywide over the non-payment of wage bonuses and incentives.

Romanian Real Wages Estimated To Drop 3.3% In 2010, To Increase Again No Sooner Than 2013

09:27, 16 Sept. 2010
Romanian real wages are estimated to drop by 3.3% this year, after a 1.5% decrease in 2009, and they will increase again no sooner than 2013, according to the country’s three-year fiscal strategy approved by the Government Wednesday.

Romania Public Sector Shed 6,200 Staff In June

15:31, 14 Sept. 2010
The number of Romanian public employees has decreased constantly since early 2009, with the biggest reduction being reported in June this year, data from the statistics institute INS showed Tuesday.

Romanian Transport Ministry Plans To Sack About 8,300 Railway Sector Employees

15:27, 23 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Transport Ministry plans to sack between 7,100 and 8,300 employees of state-owned railway companies, and layoffs mainly target employees with freight railway company CFR Marfa (between 3,400 and 4,600 people).

One Third Of Romanians Want To Be Self-Employed Within Next 10 Years – PwC Study

13:55, 05 Aug. 2010
Almost a third of Romanians say they wish to start their own business in the next decade, significantly above the global average, while 40% would like to enjoy a better work-life balance, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) called “Managing Tomorrow's People”.

Romanian Economy Ministry May Cut 10-15% Of Staff By Year-End – Sources

20:30, 24 Iun. 2010
The staff of Romania’s Ministry of Economy could be cut by 10-15% by the end of the year and the number of state secretaries may be reduced to three from five, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romania To Sack 4 Of 10 Road Auth Staff On Duty During AC/DC Bribe Taking Incident

16:39, 17 Iun. 2010
Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday that disciplinary layoffs will not affect all ten employees on duty at the western Romanian Nadlac customs point on the night of the AC/DC bribe demanding incident, but only the four in charge with checking outbound vehicles.

Fin Min: At Least 100,000 State Employees Must Be Sacked To Allow Decent Wages For Remaining Staff

12:29, 17 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu on Thursday said at least 100,000 public sector employees should be sacked so that the salaries of the remaining employees in the sector can be brought back to a decent level.

Romanian Railway Employees Threaten To Cease Work If Affected By Wage Cuts

20:09, 31 Mai 2010
Employees of Romania’s railway company CFR will not go on solidarity strike, union leader Voicu Sala told MEDIAFAX Monday, adding that, should the Government draw up a normative act aimed at cutting their salaries by 25%, the company will immediately cease all activities.

Romania To Limit 2011 Public Sector Wage Fund To RON39B

18:35, 10 Mai 2010
Romania will limit the public sector salary fund for next year to 39 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1641) by reducing the number of employees in the public sector, according to the Memorandum of Understanding between Romania and the IMF and EU.

IMF: Romania To Slash 250,000 Public Jobs On Medium-Term

11:36, 10 Mai 2010
The number of public employees in Romania should be reduced by 250,000 people on the medium-term to match the numbers before 2006, an official of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.

Romania’s Tourism Ministry To Sack 17% Of Employees – Draft Act

20:07, 22 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism will sack 158 of its nearly 900 employees, namely over 17% of its staff, of whom 13 European Affairs advisers, according to a draft government decision drawn up by the ministry.

Romania RomTelecom Urges Partners To Hire Part Of Employees To Be Laid Off In May

16:16, 27 Feb. 2010
Romania’s telecom operator RomTelecom urged several of its business partners to hire a part of the 600 employees that will be laid off in May, RomTelecom said in a press release Saturday.

Romania’s Budget Spending Way Above Employees’ Job Performance, Govt’s Resources – Fin Min

13:43, 24 Feb. 2010
Romania’s Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu said the country’s budget expenses are way above employees’ job performance and beyond the government’s capability to ensure medium and long-term sustainability, which further hinders investments in infrastructure or healthcare system.

Romanian Automaker Dacia Employees To Get RON300 Salary Raise In Two Stages In 2010

13:43, 17 Feb. 2010
The employees of Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia will receive a salary raise of 300 lei (EUR1=RON4.1137), which will be paid in two stages in 2010, after union leaders and the company’s management have managed to reach common ground Wednesday.

NW Romania Employment Agency Mulls Suing U.S. Builder Bechtel Over Illegal Massive Layoffs

18:15, 04 Feb. 2010
The employment agency in Cluj, northwestern Romania, is considering suing U.S. Bechtel, the company building Romania’s Transylvania highway, arguing the company's massive layoff proceedings breach all valid regulations.

Employees Of Nokia Factory In Romania To Receive 9% Higher Wages

16:30, 03 Feb. 2010
The employees of the Nokia factory in Jucu, northwestern Romania, will receive a 9% increase in their salary this year, according to the collective labor contract signed Monday with the company’s management.

Romanian Public Administration Unionists Plan Warning Strike Tuesday, Full-Blown Strike As Of Feb 12

12:58, 01 Feb. 2010
About 45,000 Romanian public administration employees will go on a two-hour warning strike on February 2, and protests will continue with an indefinite full-blown strike planned to start on February 12, if the Government does not raise small salaries and put an end to job cuts in the public sector.