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.
68-74 (Law no. 53/2003); 49-50 (Law no. 76/2002)
In case of collective dismissal (i.e. dismissal of at least 10 employees in companies with 21-99 workers, at least 10% of staff in companies with 100-299 workers or at least 30 employees in larger firms of at least 300 workers), employers have the obligation to forward a copy of the collective redundancy notice to the local labour inspectorate and the local employment agency on the same date it was sent to the trade union or representatives of the employees (the employment agency must be notified at least 30 days before the redundancy date).
The local labour inspectorate and the local employment agency are involved in designing measures to diminish the effects of restructuring and can modify the deadlines within which collective redundancies are planned to take place.
The notification must include all relevant information regarding the intention to proceed to collective redundancy, which includes the outcome of the consultations with the trade unions or the representatives of the employees, especially:
A copy of the notification must be sent to the trade union, on the same date. The trade union or the employee representatives may communicate their point of view to the local labour inspectorate. Within 30 days, at the request of any of the parties involved, the labour inspectorate may, with the approval of the local employment agency, resolve to shorten or to postpone the date/period of communication of the dismissal notices, provided that the said authority informs both the employer and the employee representatives of such change and of the underlying reasons.
During the procedure, the local employment agency must look for solutions to the problems triggered by the collective redundancy, and propose them in due time to the employer and the trade union or employee representatives.
The purpose of these notifications to public institutions is to enable them to provide pre-redundancy services and to ease work-to-work transitions. Active measures counteracting unemployment aim at offering support to those in search of a job. Such measures include professional orientation; training the unemployed about how to seek a job position; professional and entrepreneurial training; establishing centres for business advice and development services; and financial support in creating new work places, including public works programmes.
One of the steps a local employment agency must take is to provide pre-redundancy services (such as information, placement to vacant jobs, career change, etc). Employment Agencies provide redundancy support services, according to Government Decision no. 278/2002. The expenses for redundancy prevention measures are funded by the unemployment insurance fund and employers.
Law 127/17 June 2018 amended article 72 regarding the collective dismissal.
Eurofound (2015), Romania: Public authorities information and consultation on dismissals, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/public-authorities-information-and-consultation-on-dismissals/romania
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