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 successive transformations arising from the economic reforms introduced during Romania’s transition period has gradually tipped the balance between passive and active state revenue: in 2009, Romania had some 5.7 million retirees and 4.9 million taxpaying employees. Although the cumulated social
The idea of merging all pieces of public wage legislation into one law dates back to November 2005, when it was included in a protocol between the Government of Romania (Guvernul României [1]) and the National Alliance of Budgetary Trade Unions ‘SED LEX’ (Alianţa Naţională a Sindicatelor Bugetarilor
The National Institute of Statistics conducted an ad hoc module on health and safety at the workplace as part of the Household Labour Force Survey in the second quarter of 2007. Among the main topics covered were accidents at the workplace and factors that may impair physical and mental health at
In recent years, the Romanian economy registered an annual growth rate of 6% to 8%, which generated an increase in the salary funds covered by the state budget up to some 8% of gross domestic product (GDP). There was also pressure in the private sector for salary increases.
The National Institute of Statistics (Institutul Naţional de Statistică, INS [1]) publishes an annual study entitled ‘Information society’, based on data from the ‘Survey regarding information and communication technology (ICT) products used in companies and institutions’. The data are collected
On 9 June 2009, the National Trade Union Bloc (Blocul Naţional Sindical, BNS [1]) and the affiliated Mining Trade Unions League of the Jiu Valley (Liga Sindicatelor Miniere Valea Jiului, LSMVJ) called a press conference to highlight the serious problems affecting inhabitants of the Jiu Valley in
By emergency ordinance No. 37, which was published in the Official Gazette of 22 April 2009 and applicable with immediate effect, the Romanian government (Guvernul României [1]) decided to suspend all public servants holding management positions in all independent public, non-governmental
In February 2009, the social partners agreed on an anti-crisis programme (*RO0902039I* [1]) in light of the global economic downturn. Nevertheless, on 8 May, the National Trade Union Bloc (Blocul Naţional Sindical, BNS) issued a press release announcing a protest rally and march in Romania’s capital
The economic crisis affecting global markets has caused a loss of orders and generally diminished the demand for steel products. This has had an impact on ArcelorMittal Steel Galaţi, which initially introduced a voluntary redundancy scheme, backed by attractive severance pay. All of the company’s
A new study on ‘Occupational morbidity in Romania in 2007’, carried out by researchers at the Labour Medicine Division of the Bucharest Institute of Public Health (Institutul de Sănătate Publică Bucureşti, ISPB [1]), was published in 2008 by the National Register of Occupational Diseases. [1] http:/