European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legal regulations provides information on regulations in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change.
61 (d), 63 (2), 193
In the Labour Code vocational training is framed as an employer's duty and an employee's right, rather than as an obligation of the employee. As a consequence, refusal of participation in professional training cannot be sanctioned and cannot directly lead to dismissal. However, the refusal to participate in professional training may be reflected in the employee's periodic assessment results, which may indirectly lead to dismissal on grounds of professional inadequacy (Article 61 (d) of the Labour Code). Such a dismissal can only be carried out after a preliminary assessment of the worker's competence.
According to Article 193 of the Labour Code, the modalities of training are the following:
This obligation corresponds to the worker's right to vocational training, a right provided by Article 39, paragraph 1 (g) of the Labour Code.
The employee having participated in a vocational training course or an internship financed by the employer may not resign for a certain period of time, negotiated by the parties, otherwise he/she will have to pay back all expenses generated by the training.
Eurofound (2015), Romania: Employees obligation to undertake training, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/employees-obligation-to-undertake-training/romania
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