salaries

Romanian Econ Min-Owned Cos To Hike Salaries By 5% In ’09

16:32, 18 Iun. 2009
The gross salaries of the employees with 26 companies owned by the Romanian Economy Minister will increase by 5% in 2009, to cover the projected inflation rate.

Romania Rail-Freight Operator Unable To Pay Salaries In Time

14:32, 15 Iun. 2009
The employees of Romanian state-owned rail freight company CFR Marfa will receive their salaries for May with a delay of two to three weeks, as the company lacks the funds to pay both salaries and the installments of a EUR120 million syndicated loan, general manager Calin Gratian said Monday.

Romanian Pres Asks Ministers Not To Exceed Wage Fund, Dreads Neg Budget Revision Soon

14:07, 14 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked ministers, within the government meeting on Sunday, not to exceed the salary fund in order to avoid an "economic and social sideslip," stressing the government is likely to operate a new negative budget revision in August-September.

Romanian Min Says Tourism Ministry Allocated Funds For Lifeguards’ Salaries

16:27, 13 Iun. 2009
Romania’s tourism minister Elena Udrea said Saturday in the Black Sea resort of Mamaia that the Tourism Ministry allocated funds needed to pay lifeguards’ salaries and to upgrade lifeguard towers and emergency medical care units on the beach.

Romania Railway Co CFR Transferred RON5.45M Into Salary Accounts Tuesday, Wed – Sources

14:40, 10 Iun. 2009
Romania’s railway company CFR SA on Tuesday transferred 950.000 lei (EUR1=RON4.1998) into the salary accounts of employees with its Bucharest branch and RON4.5 million on Wednesday into the salary accounts of employees with its regional branches, sources within the company said Wednesday.

Romanian Education Unions Call For Pay Raise Law To Be Applied

16:42, 02 Iun. 2009
Romanian education unions threaten to call on the International Labor Organization and European Court of Human Rights if Law 221/2008, increasing their income by 50%, is not applied.

Basescu: Public Servants Shouldn’t Make More Money Than The President

20:12, 06 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday said he does not care about the salary cap in the public sector following the introduction of a single and unitary law in the field, but that public servants in “civilized countries” do not make more money than the president.

Romania Interior Min Endorses Govt’s Salary Measures In Education

14:33, 06 Mai 2009
Romanian interior minister Dan Nica said finance minister Gheorghe Pogea assured education unionists during talks Wednesday that the government will strive to avoid reducing teachers’ salaries in 2009 and, as soon as the country’s economy revives a bit, the government will focus on low incomes.

Romania Transp Min Skeptical About 23.7% Wage Hike For Metrorex Employees In ‘09

14:53, 30 Apr. 2009
Romania’s transport minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday it would be very hard to carry through with the 23.7% salary hike forecasted this year for the employees of state-owned subway company Metrorex, stressing the company’s revenues will decrease.

Romania Considers Freezing Salaries Until Dec 31 – Sources

18:42, 28 Apr. 2009
Romanian government will discuss Tuesday a draft emergency act that freezes salaries in the public sector, including in the education, government sources said.

Romanian Government Might Take Responsibility For Unitary Wage Law – PM

18:50, 22 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Government considers taking responsibility before Parliament for the unitary wage law in the public sector, Prime Minister Emil Boc stated Wednesday.

Draft Ordinance Sets Salaries In Romanian Justice

16:16, 10 Apr. 2009
A draft emergency ordinance establishes the salaries and other salary rights of staff in Romanian justice, and the monthly salary of drivers is higher than that of an entry level clerk with higher education.

Romanian Govt Coalition Maintains Salaries In Education – Sources

17:57, 09 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government coalition decided Thursday that salaries in education will not drop, the minimum pension will be maintained and the pension point will grow to 43.3%, investments will be maintained and leasing companies will be exempt from the lump sum tax, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt Plans To Reduce Staff Or Freeze Salaries In Education Sector- Union Leader

16:51, 06 Apr. 2009
Romanian education unionists rejected the government’s decision to cut back on education staff by 20,000 people or freeze salaries in the sector, Aurel Cornea, head of the Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), said Monday.

Romania’s Cos See Manager Salaries Flat Or Slightly Higher In ’09 – Ernst & Young

15:21, 31 Mart. 2009
Representatives of Romanian companies forecast a moderate growth of managers’ salaries, and some estimate the salaries will remain unchanged, because of economic turmoil, according to a February Ernst&Young survey.

Romania Must Revise Salary, Pension Sys In 2 Yrs – IMF

11:19, 25 Mart. 2009
Romanian government has to revise in two years, with international assistance, the pensions system and salaries in the public sector, as well as the monitoring and control procedures for state-owned companies, Jeffrey Franks, the head of the IMF mission to Romania, said Wednesday.

Romanian Deputies Annul 75% Pay Hike For Ministry Staff That Manage EU Funds

19:25, 17 Mart. 2009
Romanian lower house on Tuesday adopted with 174 votes a government ordinance to annul a 75% pay hike for ministry staff that manage European funds.

Romanian Teachers Threaten Exam Boycott, Strike, Over Bonus Removal

20:22, 16 Mart. 2009
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.

Pay Bonuses In Romanian Public Sector Limited To ‘Justified Cases’ – PM

12:24, 12 Mart. 2009
Romanian employees in the public sector are to benefit from salary bonuses only in “justified cases”, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Govt Halts Raises For Public Sector Employees With High Incomes – PM

14:03, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian public sector employees with high wages could lose out on raises for a while, as that growth will be redirected towards people with low incomes, in order to ensure the balance between the various categories of employees, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romania’s Salaries Seen Up 12-13% On Yr In ‘09 – Survey

13:11, 18 Feb. 2009
Romania's salaries are seen 12% to 13% higher in 2009, almost similar with the 13.3% hike in 2008, as local employees' salaries are still lower compared with other European countries, according to a survey of German recruitment company Kienbaum.

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

19:09, 30 Ian. 2009
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 Public Sector Wages to Grow By 5% This Year – Sources

16:53, 29 Ian. 2009
Romanian public sector salaries could be increased this year by some 5%, in stages, which is a variant discussed in the meeting held Wednesday between the members of the government coalition, but a decision will be reached Thursday in the government meeting, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

A 50% Hike In Romanian Teachers’ Salaries Would Impact Budget Def, Inflation – EC

20:15, 28 Ian. 2009
European Commission stated Wednesday that the implementation of the law on increasing teachers’ salaries by 50% would significantly impact Romania’s budget deficit, inflation and the entire economy, as it may trigger similar requests from other public sectors.

Romanian President Notices ‘Anomalies’ Btw Wages In Public, Production Sectors

20:00, 28 Ian. 2009
Employees of public institutions are paid way above the employees in the production sector, which is “kind of an anomaly,” Romanian President Traian Basescu said after talks with employers’ associations on Wednesday.

Romanian Fin Min Proposes Freezing, Cutting Unjustified Bonuses – Employers’ Assoc Head

18:11, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea proposed the freezing or cutting of bonuses in the public sector, as most of them are unjustified, Cezar Coraci, head of Employers’ Confederation of the Romanian Industry UGIR-1903, stated Wednesday, after the talks at the Finance Ministry.

Romanian President Would Agree To Govt Freezing Wages, Pensions For Six Months

14:10, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday on public radio that he won’t react negatively if the government reaches an agreement with unions and freezes salaries and pensions for six months to use public money to salvage the economy.

Romanian Govt To Issue Draft Law Banning Pension-Wage Cumulus

16:17, 15 Ian. 2009
The Romanian Government will push a draft law banning the cumulation of pension with salary in the public sector, a normative act to be debated with urgency in Parliament, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced.

Romanian Pension-Wage Decree Declared Unconstitutional

14:41, 15 Ian. 2009
The Romanian Constitutional Court decided Thursday, with a majority of votes, that the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance 230/2008, banning cumulated pensions and wages in the public sector, are unconstitutional, thus allowing the exception raised by the ombudsman.

Romanian Govt Argues Decree Banning Cumulated Public Sector Pension, Wage Is Constitutional

12:31, 09 Ian. 2009
The decree suspending pension payments for pensioners working in the public sector complies with a Constitutional Court decision that states lawmakers can outlaw the cumulation of both pension and salary if the measure is applied indiscriminately, the Romanian government said.

Romanian Salaries To Grow By At Most 10% In ’09

16:58, 11 Dec. 2008
The growth pace for salaries in the Romanian private sector will slow down next year by at most 10%, due to reductions in human resources budgets and delays in recruitment, while the number of benefits will be reduced, as benefits will be selected depending on staff needs and performance.

Romania’s Oct Net Salary Up 2.4% M-M To RON1.327

10:02, 08 Dec. 2008
Romania's net average salary was up 2.4% on the month in October to 1.327 lei (EUR1=RON 3.8545), the National Institute for Statistics said Monday.

Romania’s ’09 Avg Salary Seen Up 5% Vs Pvs F’cast Of 9%

17:49, 03 Dec. 2008
Romania’s average salary growth is seen at 5% in 2009, compared with the previous forecast of maximum 9%, Ion Ghizdeanu, president of the National Prognosis Commission, said Wednesday.

All But One Romanian Unions Refuse To Sign Public Sector Pay Agreement With Govt

19:39, 11 Nov. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu today invited the unions and Parliament party representatives to sign an agreement on the base principles for the public sector salary law.

First Day Of Talks Between Romanian Govt, Unionists Ends Without Results

20:09, 03 Nov. 2008
Romanian union representatives and the ministers appointed by the Prime Minister failed to reach a result in the meeting held Monday. The only decision made was to continue talks Tuesday and Wednesday together with experts from both parties.

Romanian Senate Committees To Debate Teacher Pay Hike Delay Next Week

14:28, 31 Oct. 2008
Romanian Senate secretary Ivan Cismaru told MEDIAFAX Friday that, after publishing in the Official Gazette, the Government Ordinance postponing the increase of salaries in education will be analyzed by the Senate special committees, and the plenary vote will probably be cast on November 10.

Romanian Union Leaders Invited For Talks With Govt Dialogue Group

16:56, 30 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu decided to form a dialogue group including the labor, economy, education, health and interior ministers, to carry out talks with union representatives regarding salaries.

Democrat Liberals Call For Immediate Debates On Act Blocking Teachers’ Pay Hike

15:27, 29 Oct. 2008
Democrat liberal MP Gheorghe Constantin on Wednesday said his party will call for an immediate debate in parliament of the government ordinance postponing a 50% wage hike for education system staff.

Romanian PM Says Union Protests Fail To Sway Him

14:48, 29 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told the employees of a plant in central Romanian town Campina that he is not "so easily swayed" and the general strikes announced by unions in education do not scare him, adding that some of the union leaders in education are dishonest.

Romania Govt ‘Dooms’ Future Generations – Education Unionists

20:45, 28 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government doomed the future generations by its decision to block the 50% salary hike for personnel in the educational system, the National Education Federation, or FEN, said Tuesday.