wages

Romanian Govt Plans To Propose Wage Freeze To Social Partners – Sources

16:29, 27 Ian. 2009
The Romanian government plans to propose to social partners a moratorium on wages and pensions for a limited period, but the document is still being analyzed and hasn’t yet been approved by the ruling coalition, government source told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Social Democrats Wouldn’t Agree To Freeze Wages For 6 Mos – Paper

15:55, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian social democrat leader Mircea Geoana told daily Gandul that the social democrats won’t agree to a proposal to freeze wages, which president Traian Basescu said he wouldn’t criticize.

Romania Railway Unions, Transp Min Officials To Discuss Wage Issues Jan 29

13:12, 27 Ian. 2009
Constantin Axinia, deputy secretary of state within the Romanian Transport Ministry, will meet with unions in the railway sector on January 29 to discuss wage-related issues, considering the collective labor contract expires on January 31.

Romanian Pre-University Teachers To Get 35% Wage Hike This Year – Sources

12:31, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian teachers in the pre-university system will get wage increases of 35% in 2009, in two stages, and the measure was included in the 2009 state budget draft, official sources told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Democrat Liberals Must Scrap MPs’ Pensions, Keep Electoral Promises- Romania PM

14:04, 17 Ian. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, head of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), said Saturday, at the meeting of the party’s legislative groups, that his party initiated a draft law aiming to eliminate lawmakers’ pensions, adding they ought to keep their promise regardless of potential setback.

Romania Pension-Wage Decree Restricts Right To Labor, Pension- Constitutional Court

15:14, 16 Ian. 2009
Romania’s Constitutional Court said the interdictions and obligations imposed by Government Emergency Ordinance 230/2008 restricts both the right to pension, stipulated at article 47, section (2) of the Constitution of Romania, and the right to labor stipulated at article 41 of the fundamental law.

Romanian PM Declines To Comment Before Constitutional Court Motivates Decision

14:49, 15 Ian. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc will comment on the Constitutional Court’s decision to declare unconstitutional the government decree banning the cumulation of pensions and wages in the public sector after the Court motivates its decision, the government said.

Romanian Pensioners Urge Amendments To Pension-Wage Decree

14:13, 15 Ian. 2009
Romanian pensioners urged the government to enforce Law 250/2007 setting the pension point at 45% of the average gross wage, arguing government decree 230/2008 banning the cumulation of pensions and salaries for state employees, should be applied only for pensions above 3,000 lei (EUR1=RON 4.2772).

Romanian Govt Plans Public Sector Wage Hikes In April Covering Just Inflation

10:24, 15 Ian. 2009
The Romanian government plans to increase public sector wages in April 2009 only in ratio to the estimated rise in inflation, and might up wages again in the fourth quarter of the year in ratio to labor productivity.

Romanian Pres Accounts For Decree Banning Cumulated Pensions And Wages In Public Sector

15:32, 08 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday that the “famous decree” banning pensioners hired in the public sector from receiving both pensions and salaries, observes the Constitution, adding it only targets to wipe out "any misuse of state funds."

Court Ruling Hiking Magistrates’ Wages Is Abusive – Romanian President

15:30, 08 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu deemed abusive the way magistrates’ wages have been increased by court decision, as this is a severe violation of the power separation principle.

Romania’s New Govt Eyes Pension Point At 45% Of Gross Avg Wage – Designated PM

17:24, 22 Dec. 2008
Romanian designate Prime Minister Emil Boc told Parliament Monday the new Government eyes reaching a level of the pension point equal to 45% of the gross average wage on economy, if the public system of pensions can sustain the move.

Base Salaries In Romanian Public Health Sector To Increase 10% On Avg In 2009 – Draft

15:15, 17 Dec. 2008
Base wages in the Romanian public healthcare system will be increased next year by an average 10% in two stages, on Mar 1 and Sept 1, according to a draft emergency decree drawn up by the Health Ministry and up for public debate.

Romanian Healthcare Unionists, Health Ministry Signed Wage Hike Agreement

12:22, 14 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Sanitas union federation of healthcare employees signed an agreement with the Health Ministry Friday stipulating wage increases of at least 10% in 2009 for employees in the system.

Romanian Govt Reminds New Decree On Teachers’ Wages Is Effective

17:16, 12 Nov. 2008
The Romanian government said Wednesday it will wait for the Constitutional Court’s motivation on its ruling regarding the decree postponing a 50% pay increase for teachers, which the government had annulled in the meantime, government spokeswoman Camelia Spataru said.

Romanian Const Court Deems Unconstitutional Annulled Govt Decree

15:11, 12 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that the government decree postponing a 50% raise in teachers’ wages was unconstitutional, even though the government notified the court Tuesday it had repealed the decree.

Romanian PM Accuses Leftist Parties Of Double-Speak

13:28, 12 Nov. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu told ministers in the Cabinet meeting Wednesday that he would sent political parties a letter inviting them to sign the agreement of the law regulating public sector wages, adding leftist parties use double-speak and make ungrounded promises.

Romanian Const Court Delays Ruling On Wage Delay After Govt Annuls Decree

14:18, 11 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court postponed for Wednesday a decision on the legality of the government’s decree postponing a 50% raise in teachers’ wages, as the government said it has issued a new one overriding it.

Romanian School Teachers’ Base Wage To Increase To RON1,599 As Of Sept ‘09

12:48, 11 Nov. 2008
The base salary of Romanian school teachers with a seniority of six to ten years will increase to 1,599 lei (EUR1=RON3.7482) in September 2009 from the current RON1,416, while a debutant will earn RON1,399 a month, from the current RON1,134.

Romanian Govt Notifies Constitutional Court On Annulment Of Act Delaying Teachers’ Pay Raise

11:55, 11 Nov. 2008
The Romanian government notified the Constitutional Court Tuesday that it repealed Monday the emergency ordinance postponing until April next year the enforcement of the law raising teachers’ wages by 50%, and the decision was sent to be published in the Official Gazette.

Romanian Healthcare Union Federation Calls Off Planned Protests

11:10, 07 Nov. 2008
Romania’s healthcare sector union federation Sanitas decided Friday to call of planned protests and will sign an agreement with health minister Eugen Nicolaescu next week.

Romania Should Have Public Sector Wage Law Enforced In Six Months

16:42, 05 Nov. 2008
Romania should have a functional salary law for the public sector in six months at most, and political parties meet next week to sign an agreement on the final law, union leaders said Wednesday.

Romanian Senate To Debate Act Putting Off Teachers’ Wage Hikes Next Monday

11:39, 04 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Senate Standing Office decided Tuesday that the Government Emergency Ordinance postponing the 50% increase in teachers’ wages until April 1, 2009 would be debated in its plenary meeting next Monday.

Romanian PM Calls On Unions To Act Responsibly

12:01, 03 Nov. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu called on education unions and teachers Monday to act responsibly, saying going on a strike is not the right thing to do and wages cannot be increased by 50%.

Romanian Education Federation Spiru Haret On Warning Strike Monday

10:37, 03 Nov. 2008
Thousands of teachers affiliated to the Romanian unionist federation “Spiru Haret” went on warning strike Monday morning after having asked the Parliament in a letter to meet urgently and reject the ordinance postponing a 50% wage hike for the staff in the education system.

Romania’s Future Govt Will Repeal Act Putting Off Teachers’ Wage Hikes – President

15:12, 31 Oct. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio station RRA that the future government will repeal the ordinance postponing teachers’ age hikes, adding he finds it hard to believe the act would be repealed before general elections.

Romanian Govt Ordinance Postponing Teachers’ Wage Hikes Published In Official Gazette

13:41, 31 Oct. 2008
The government emergency ordinance postponing until April next year the enforcement of the law raining teachers’ wages by 50% was published in the Romanian Official Gazette Friday.

Romanian Education Union FSLI Goes On Indefinite Gen Strike Nov 18

12:19, 30 Oct. 2008
Romania’s Federation of Free Unions in Education, or FSLI, decided Thursday to go on a two-hour warning strike on Nov 10 and a general strike starting Nov 18, as teachers’ are disgruntled with the government’s decision to put off enforcing the law raising their wages.

Romanian Senate To Debate Teachers’ Wage Hike Postponement ASAP – Opp Leader

15:44, 29 Oct. 2008
Romania’s leftist opposition leader Mircea Geoana said Wednesday after a meeting with unions in the education sector that the Senate will debate on the government ordinance postponing teachers’ wage hikes until April as soon as it is published in the Official Gazette.

Romanian Govt Puts Off Teachers’ Wage Hikes For April

16:39, 28 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government decided Tuesday to postpone applying the law raising teachers’ wages by 50% until April 1, 2009, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian PM To Announce Measures On Wage Hikes After Govt Meeting

12:01, 28 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Tuesday in his opening speech at the Mediafax talks about Auto Industry conference that the government has thought out the solution to the law hiking teachers’ wages by 50%, to be discussed in the Cabinet meeting later in the day.

Romanian Far-Rightists Want Govt Ousted Over Teachers’ Wages

15:43, 27 Oct. 2008
Romania’s far right Greater Romania Party will not hesitate to sign the no-confidence motion initiated by democrat liberals over teachers’ wages, party vice-president Lucian Bolcas said Monday.

Romanian President Agrees With Higher Wages For Healthcare Sector Employees

12:22, 27 Oct. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday at the meeting with the members of the presidential commission analyzing and drafting policies in the healthcare sector that he agrees with higher wages in the sector, provided wages go hand in hand with professional achievements, just like in the education sector.

Romanian Govt Considers Ordinance To Block Teachers’ Pay Hike – Min

15:29, 25 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government considers an emergency Ordinance to block the bill hiking teachers’ wages, recently promoted by President Traian Basescu, Defense Minister Teodor Melescanu said Saturday.

Romania Govt Postpones Meeting On Teacher’s 50% Pay Hike For Next Wk

19:37, 24 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government will meet next week to discuss the implications of President Traian Basescu’s decision to promulgate the law raising teachers’ wages by 50%, Culture Minister Adrian Iorgulescu said Friday.

All Romanian Public Sector Employees Demand 50% Wage Hikes, Threaten Street Actions

14:51, 24 Oct. 2008
All Romanian public sector employees, except staff in the education system, said Friday they demand 50% wage hikes and they will start ample street protests and general strikes to last indefinitely, after the head of state passed a law hiking teachers’ wages.

Education, Labor Mins Decline To Comment On Teachers’ Wage Hike Law Promulgation

14:08, 24 Oct. 2008
Romanian education minister Anton Anton told MEDIAFAX Friday that he doesn’t wish to comment on President Traian Basescu’s decision to promulgate the law raising teachers’ wages by 50%, but he observes all laws.

Romanian Health Min Promises Wage Hike Plan By Nov 3

13:34, 24 Oct. 2008
Romania’s health minister Eugen Nicolaescu promised healthcare unions Friday he would come up with a wage hike plan for employees in the system by November 3.

Romanian Education Unions Confident President Will Pass Law Hiking Teachers’ Wages

10:57, 24 Oct. 2008
Romanian education sector unionists, who meet Friday for talks with President Traian Basescu, said they are optimistic the head of state will promulgate the law increasing teachers’ wages by 50%.

Romanian Govt-Run Agency Heads Earn Up To RON13,838, Drivers Get Up To RON3,517

15:36, 23 Oct. 2008
Managers of Romanian government-run agencies received monthly net wages ranging from 4,375 lei (EUR1=RON3.6140) to RON13,838 including bonuses, while archive staff, cashiers and drivers in these institutions earned up to RON3,517 in the first nine months of 2008.