More than three quarters of the companies included in a survey conducted by the National Council of Private Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Romania (CNIPMMR) believe that an increase of the minimum wage as of January 1, 2016 will create difficulties for the company, said Ana Bontea, director of the Legal and the Social Dialogue Department with CNIPMMR during a conference on Tuesday.According to the source quoted by romaniajournal.ro, 62% of those surveyed believe that the increase of the minimum wage will mainly lead to layoffs and only 16% said there would be no effects on the salary scale at the enterprise level for all employees. Asked what measures are considered necessary to be taken in order to ensure the minimum wage increase in 2016, 80% pointed to stimulating investment, 75% to simplifying bureaucracy, 62% to lower taxation and 48% demanded other measures. The new Government did not include in the budget an increase of the minimum wage to RON 1,200 from RON 1,050, the interviewees expressing conviction that in the future government and the parliamentary parties will not make a decision in this area without a rigorous impact survey.CNIPMMR conducted during December 4-7, 2015 a consultation on increasing the minimum wage in 2016. Respondents to the survey are 45% are micro enterprises, 18% small enterprises, 27% medium-sized enterprises and 9% large companies.
Roughly nine in ten Romanian employers plan to award Christmas benefits to their staff this year, according to a new survey conducted by leading online recruitment platform eJobs. The findings show that 89.7% of employers have prepared holiday perks for December, while 10.3% reported having no budget available for this purpose. As in previous years, […]
Authorities in Romania, such as the Environment Ministry, the Romanian Waters, and the Prahova local water authority Exploatare Sistem Zonal Prahova, have passed responsibility to each other for the ongoing water crisis that has left over 100,000 people without clean drinking water in the counties of Prahova and Dâmboviţa, as well as schools and hospitals in […]
Google has released its annual report on Romania’s most popular search trends, showing how politics and pop culture shaped online behaviour in 2025. Queries about Nicușor Dan, Ion Iliescu, and the viral toy Labubu stood out among the fastest-rising searches of the year, alongside major entertainment moments and high-profile public events. The spring presidential election […]
Romanians celebrate Saint Nicholas (Sfântul Nicolae) on December 6, a tradition that has grown far beyond its religious roots and signals the official start of the holiday season. The day is especially beloved by children, who eagerly prepare their freshly polished boots in hopes of finding small gifts in the morning. Many Romanians also celebrate […]
The newest episode of Voices of Romania, Romania Insider’s interview series, is now available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, and all...
ASFAT, a wholly state-owned company operating under Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defence (MoND), has signed an agreement for the delivery of the light corvette Akhisar to the Romanian Naval Forces. This transaction represents a milestone for Türkiye’s defence industry, as it is the first international sale of a combat ship built in Türkiye to a […]
