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Instrumente de accesibilitate

Protective measures and working conditions for minors

  • A natural person acquires the capacity to work upon reaching the age of 16 years.

  • Employment of persons under the age of 15 is prohibited.

  • A natural person may conclude an employment contract as an employee upon reaching the age of 15, with the consent of the parents or legal representatives, for activities appropriate to their physical development, skills and knowledge.

Withdrawal of the consent of the parents or legal representatives in the case of minors under 15 years of age, until they reach the age of 16, results in the termination of the employment contract by law.

  • Employment in heavy, harmful or dangerous workplaces can be done after reaching the age of 18.

Working time

  • The duration of working time is 6 hours/day and 30 hours/week.

  • Young people up to the age of 18 cannot work overtime.

  • Young people up to the age of 18 cannot work night shifts.

  • Young people up to the age of 18 are entitled to a lunch break of at least 30 minutes, if the daily duration of working time is more than 4 and a half hours.

  • Young people up to the age of 18 are entitled to an additional vacation of at least 3 working days.

 

Remuneration granted for working time is at least at the level of the minimum wage in the economy.

Apprenticeship young people aged 16-18 can be professionally trained on the basis of an apprenticeship contract, in compliance with the working conditions for minors.

Sanctions

Employment of a minor without complying with the legal age requirements or using him/her to perform activities in violation of the legal provisions regarding the working regime of minors constitutes an offense and is punishable by imprisonment from 3 months to 2 years or by a fine.