Employment

Employment Flash News No. 1/2019 – News on minimum salary in the construction industry

Government Emergency Ordinance no. 114/2018 on the establishment of measures in the field of public investments and of fiscal – budgetary measures, the amendment and completion of certain normative acts and the extension of certain deadlines was published within the Official Gazette no. 1116 dated December 29^th, 2018.

According to these legal provisions, in the construction industry, starting January 1^st, 2019 and until December 31^st, 2019, the minimum monthly gross base salary guaranteed for payment for an average full-time schedule of 167,333 hours/month will be, without including bonuses/increments or other additional payments, of RON 3.000 (approx. EUR 640).

Consequently, the minimum hourly gross value will be of RON 17,928/hour.

The Government Emergency Ordinance applies only to the employees hired by companies activating in the construction industry, as follows:

• Construction activity defined by the CAEN code 41.42.43 – section F – Constructions;
• The fields of production of construction materials, defined by the following CAEN codes:
  • 2312 – Processing and shaping of glass;
  • 2331 – Manufacture of ceramic tiles and slabs;
  • 2332 – Manufacture of bricks, roof tiles and other construction products of burnt clay;
  • 2361 – Manufacture of concrete products for construction;
  • 2362 – Manufacture of plaster products for construction;
  • 2363 – Manufacture of concrete;
  • 2364 – Manufacture of mortar;
  • 2369 – Manufacture of other articles of concrete, cement and plaster;
  • 2370 – Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone;
  • 2223 – Manufacture of articles of plastics for construction purposes;
  • 1623 – Manufacture of other carpentry and joinery for construction;
  • 2512 – Manufacture of metal doors and windows;
  • 2511 – Manufacture of metal structures and parts of metal structures;
  • 0811 – Extraction of ornamental stone and building stone, extraction of limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate;
  • 0812 – Extraction of gravel and sand;
  • 711 – Architectural, engineering and technical consultancy services;

We remind you that non-compliance with the provisions regarding the minimum monthly gross base salary represents an administrative offence, sanctioned with a fine ranging from RON 300 (approx. EUR 65) to RON 2.000 (approx. EUR 425). If the provisions regarding minimum gross salary are repeatedly breached, this deed shall represent a criminal offence.