Employment
A 2003 Labour Code with exhaustive dismissal grounds
Law 154/2003 requires a written individual contract and lists the grounds for dismissal exhaustively. Employers must keep the contract, the internal rules and the working-time record available for inspection, and the labour inspectorate can fine for informal work.
Key rules
- The employment contract must be in writing and registered internally before work begins.
- Dismissal is only lawful on a ground expressly listed in the Labour Code.
- Notice for redundancy is generally 30 calendar days with severance by length of service.
- Annual leave is at least 28 calendar days.
Governing law
- Labour Code (2003)Law 154/2003.
- Law No. 140/2001 on the State Labour Inspectorate (2001)
- Law No. 270/2018 on the public sector pay system (2018)
In practice
Undeclared work carries fines per worker plus recalculated contributions, and the inspectorate treats presence on site without a registered contract as sufficient proof.