The Labour Code, introduced in 2003, will be modified so that employers should be able to lay off based on performance criteria, use temporary workforce more easily and cut employees' work schedule in parallel with slashing salaries, should the situation of the company require it, stipulates the draft law posted on the Labour Ministry's website.
The document, proposing almost 80 Labour Code amendments, is practically the labour law modification draft forwarded by the Foreign Investors' Council (FIC), experts consider.
FICs is an association including over 100 of the strongest private companies, with 36bn-euro turnover in 2009, namely 15% in turnover generated by all the companies operating on the domestic market, amounting to 220bn euros, with Romanian-held companies holding a five times higher bigger weight.
FIC drew up a set of measures for Labour Code modification in August and September, which it presented to the Government a month ago, stating these were necessary to drive the economy out of recession after two years of crisis.
The Labour Code, introduced in 2003, will be modified so that employers should be able to lay off based on performance criteria, use temporary workforce more easily and cut employees' work schedule in parallel with slashing salaries, should the situation of the company require it, stipulates the draft law posted on the Labour Ministry's website.
The document, proposing almost 80 Labour Code amendments, is practically the labour law modification draft forwarded by the Foreign Investors' Council (FIC), experts consider.
FICs is an association including over 100 of the strongest private companies, with 36bn-euro turnover in 2009, namely 15% in turnover generated by all the companies operating on the domestic market, amounting to 220bn euros, with Romanian-held companies holding a five t
