This report consists of a comparative analysis and assessment of the responses to the Foundation’s 2001 and 2005 European Working Conditions Surveys. The analysis is also supplemented with information and opinions obtained from national statistical data, along with institutions in the field of
The Sectoral Social Agreement for 2007–2009 in the construction sector was signed on 27 December 2006 under the auspices of the Builders’ Social Fund (Casa Sociala a Constructorilor, CSC [1]). [1] http://www.casoc.ro
Following the new regulation on the procedure for drafting, monitoring and evaluating public policies at central level, a decision taken by the government in December 2006 established a Public Social Policies Directorate within the Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family (Ministerul Muncii
Collective redundancy has triggered several regulations drafted specifically for certain companies and sectors in difficult situations at various times. The 2006 Labour Code includes amendments that regulate, in general, the rights of redundant workers and the social partners introduce provisions to
In October 2006, collective bargaining commenced in relation to Romania’s new national collective agreement (*RO0701029I* [1]). During the negotiations, the Alliance of Employer Confederations in Romania (Alianta Confederatiilor Patronale din România, ACPR [2]) (*RO0609039I* [3]) publicly outlined
The national budget forecast for 2007, approved by the Romanian government (Guvernul României [1]) on 13 October 2006 and the parliament on 19 December 2006, was approved by the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, and published in the /Official Gazette/ on 29 December 2006. [1] http://www.gov.ro
On 29 January 2007, the merger project of three of the five national trade union confederations [1], announced in early autumn 2006, was finalised with the formation of the Alliance of Trade Union Confederations in Romania (Alianta Confederatiilor Sindicale din România, ACSR). The new trade union
The year 2007 will be the third year in a row for Romania to have two simultaneous national gross minimum wage levels: one set by the government and the other one set by the social partners.
According to the data presented by the media in Romania, which concur with the information of Daniela Andreescu, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family (Ministerul Muncii Solidaritatii Sociale si Familiei, MMSSF [1]), it has been estimated that in 2006 around two
The Economic and Social Council (Consiliul Economic si Social, CES [1]) is a tripartite autonomous public institution of national interest, established to facilitate social dialogue [2] between employer organisations [3], trade unions [4] and the government. The CES has an advisory function in