Employment
A 2003 Labour Code with individual employment records in Revisal
Law 53/2003 requires a written contract registered in the Revisal electronic register before the first day of work. Undeclared work carries heavy fines per worker, and collective bargaining was reopened by the 2022 social dialogue law.
Key rules
- A written contract must be concluded and registered before work begins.
- Dismissal for reasons attributable to the employee requires a prior disciplinary investigation.
- Notice on dismissal is at least 20 working days for non-managerial staff.
- Claims are brought before the labour section of the tribunal and are exempt from court fees.
Governing law
- Law No. 53/2003 on the Labour Code (2003)
- Law No. 367/2022 on social dialogue (2022)Replaced Law 62/2011.
- Government Decision No. 905/2017 on employment records (2017)Revisal.
In practice
Skipping the disciplinary investigation makes a dismissal void regardless of the underlying misconduct, and it is by far the most common reason Romanian employers lose in the tribunal.