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PM Dancila: Employers with over 50 employees must have equal opportunity expert
Premier Viorica Dancila said on Thursday, before the government meeting, that companies in the public and private sectors with more than 50 employees must have an equal opportunity expert in their personnel structure.
She mentioned that equal opportunities between women and men must be ensured.
“We will introduce the obligation of companies in the public and private sectors with over 50 employees to have an equal opportunity expert in their personnel structure. We want this task to be carried out actively and usefully”, Dancila said.
Government spokesman Nelu Barbu, contradicted on Thursday the statements made by premier Dancila before the government meeting, and pointed out that employers with over 50 employees have the “possibility”to have an equal opportunity expert and are not compelled to do it.
“The profession of equal opportunity expert and that of technician was discussed today. The law stipulates that juridical persons in the public or private sectors with over 50 employees will have the possibility to hire an equal opportunity export or technician in the budget limits for salary expenses,” said Nelu Barbu at the press conference following the government meeting.
“I repeat: will have the possibility. It is not mandatory. It is up to the employer who can decide whether the expert can be hired from among the existing employees who can attend courses,” Barbu added.
Gov't to approve Emergency Ordinance offsetting wage difference for IT professionals, disabled persons, others
The government will approve on Thursday, by Emergency Ordinance, a set of measures to maintain the net monthly income at least at the level of December 2017 for IT, R & D and innovation professionals, seasonal workers, severely disabled employees and part-time employees, said Premier Viorica Dancila.
"Certain issues emerged following the recent debates on the effects of the Wage Law and of the switch of contributions from the employer to the employee. Where such issues have been identified, we have immediately called for offset measures so that no social or professional category stands to lose. Today we will adopt a set of measures aimed at keeping the net monthly income at least at the level of December 2017 for private sector employees who are subject to income tax break. We have four categories, specifically IT, R & D and innovation professionals, seasonal workers and employees with severe or significant disabilities, for whom the state will take over the partial coverage of the social health insurance contribution through a simplified mechanism. This facility is aimed at the employees whose employers have not managed to keep salaries at the level of December 2017 and who have not diminished total personnel expenses compared to the previous month," Dancila said at the opening of the government meeting.
According to the prime minister, another provision of the emergency ordinance submitted for approval to the Executive's Thursday meeting ensures "at least the same net income for both public and private employees working part-time."
Dancila added that another measure of the GEO is aimed at "the unemployed and the other categories of employees who are on sick leave and collect social health insurance benefits, for whom the reference for the calculation of social contributions will be reduced from 35 percent of the gross average wage, according to the number of sick leave working days, to the actual income."
The PM stressed that the government will make sure in the next period "that the Uniform Wage Law achieves its goal, that of bringing order and fairness into the pay system".
"On the other hand, I would like to publicly call on government members and media representatives, trade unions, employers' organisations and all the other categories involved in these debates to show openness and accountability in public communication. It is my belief that we are all pursuing the same goal," Dancila said.