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Labor Code

The individual employment contract is concluded based on the consent of the parties, in writing, in Romanian, no later than the day before the employee starts working. The obligation to conclude the individual employment contract in writing and hand over a copy to the employee rests with the employer.
Before starting work, the individual employment contract is registered in the General Register of Employees, no later than the day before the start of activity.

A person can only be employed based on a medical certificate, which confirms that the person in question is fit to perform that work. Failure to meet this condition renders the individual employment contract null and void.

The employment of young people under the age of 15 is prohibited. The individual acquires the capacity to work upon reaching the age of 16.
Young people who have reached the age of 15 can be employed based on the individual employment contract with the consent of their parents or legal representatives, only if the work performed does not endanger their health and professional training.

"Individual employment contract – mandatory clauses"

  • identity of the parties (employee and employee)

  • date of commencement of activity

  • contract duration (indefinite or fixed)

  • the workplace where the employee carries out his activity

  • function/occupation

  • duration of working hours (hours/day and hours/week)

  • basic salary, other types of income and the period in which the salary is paid

  • duration of the trial period

  • duration of the vacation

  • duration of the notice period

  • the evaluation criteria of the employee's professional activity

  • rights and obligations of the parties

  • job attributions (job description, annex to the individual employment contract)

In addition to the essential clauses, depending on the specifics of the activity, the parties may negotiate and include in the individual employment contract other specific clauses (e.g.: the clause regarding professional training; the non-competition clause; the mobility clause; the confidentiality clause).