Romania
Key Facts
| Population | 21,462,000 |
|---|---|
| Collective Bargaining Coverage | unknown |
| Proportion of Employees in Unions | 33% |
| Principal Level of Collective Bargaining |
Following abolition of national agreement, likely to be industry and company |
| Workplace Representation |
union |
| Board-level Representation |
no |
| Company Board Structure |
monistic |
Trade Union
Union density is relatively high in Romania with between a third and a half of all employees in unions, although the figures are very uncertain. The structures are fragmented, with five separate confederations, CNSLR-Frăţia, BNS, CSDR, CNS Cartel Alfa and Meridian, each with a substantial number of affiliated federations.
more ...Collective Bargaining
The system has been fundamentally changes by legislation passed in 2011 and collective bargaining at national level, which previously set minimum pay and conditions for the whole economy, has been abolished. There are also new rules for bargaining at industry and company level, and although it is too soon to see how they will operate in practice the position of unions is likely to be weakened.
more ...Workplace Representation
Employee representation at the workplace is through the unions, although legislation does provide for employee representatives to be elected if there are no union members. Workplace union structures potentially play a key role in collective bargaining but they also have significant consultation rights.
more ...Board-level Representation
Employee representatives have no right to be at board members in Romania, although they can attend board meetings for some items.
more ...European-level Representation
Romanian members of European bodies linked with European Works Councils and the European Company are chosen by the existing employee representatives, who, in the vast majority of cases, will be the trade union representatives at company level.
more ...Health and Safety
Health and safety committees are as a rule set up in undertakings with more than 50 employees.
more ...Financial Participation
In the context of the privatization process which took place after 1990, 30% of the shares of Romanian commercial companies were to be transferred to the Romanian workforce. Many of those who received shares sold them in the following years, so that important questions are for how long the employees still owning shares will keep them and how they will make use of their ownership rights in the operational decision-making process.
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