Working-days adjusted hourly labour costs in Romania increased by 16.45% in the first three months of 2024, y-o-y, and 1.85% on a quarterly basis, the National Institute of Statistics reported on Tuesday.According to INS, Q1 2024 hourly labour costs in Romania in working days adjusted series were up in most economic activities. The most significant increases were reported in education (11.52%), real estate transactions (10.09%), hotels and restaurants (8.82%).The largest decreases in the hourly labour costs adjusted for working days were recorded in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply (-12.88%), mining and quarrying (-10.11%). As against the previous quarter, salary costs increased by 1.88%, while non-salary costs by 1.10%.Y-o-y, Q1 2024 hourly labour costs were up across the board. The most significant increases in the hourly labour costs adjusted for working days were reported in education (33.30%), hotels and restaurants (27.06%), transport and storage (20.96%), and construction (20.49%).The smallest increases were recorded in mining and quarrying (8.69%), healthcare and social assistance (9.94%), administrative and support services (10.68%).Salary costs were up 16.44%, and non-salary costs 16.49%.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
