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
In autumn 2010, the Romanian Government (Guvernul României [1]) put forward for public debate an initiative to amend the laws on collective industrial relations, and to bind them together in a Social Dialogue Code. The purpose was to have a single piece of legislation encompassing everything from
The bill for a Social Dialogue Code, posted on the website of the Romanian Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection [1], consists of 10 chapters dedicated to: [1] http://www.mmuncii.ro/
In November 2010, the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS [1]) published the results of a study on Working conditions, satisfaction and performance at work (in Romanian, 3.1Mb MS PowerPoint) [2] conducted by a team of Romanian and foreign experts coordinated by Professor Liviu Voinea. The study was
The President of Romania, Traian Băsescu, announced on 6 May, 2010 that, after negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF [1]), public sector wages would be slashed by 25% with effect from 1 June 2010. [1] http://www.imf.org
The National Institute of Statistics (Institutul Naţional de Statistică, INS [1]) conducted the survey ‘Entry of young people to the labour market’ in the second quarter of 2009 as a complementary module to the Household Labour Force Survey (/Ancheta forţei de muncă în gospodării/, AMIGO). The
Since December 2009, the National Trade Union Confederation Cartel Alfa (Confederaţia Naţională Sindicală Cartel Alfa, CNS Cartel Alfa [1]) has been calling on the government to extend into 2010 the provisions of Law No. 268 regarding social protection [2] measures. The law facilitates employees and
Each year, the Labour Inspection Office (Inspecţia Muncii, IM [1]) publishes a report on the findings of its inspections into how employers and employees comply with the legal provisions governing labour relationships, as well as health and safety [2] at work. The report follows the pattern required
In July 2008, the Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD [1]) published a Report on informal employment in Romania [2], with contributions of researchers from the National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection (Institutul