21.02.2023

WORKERS IN ROMANIA WITH ADDITIONAL PAID BIRTHDAY LEAVE

Workers in Romania have the right to an additional day off on their birthday. This is proposed by 20 senators from the governing coalition, who have already introduced legislative changes to the Labor Code.

People's representatives emphasize the importance of the human factor and its motivation for the functioning of any organization.

"Providing a paid day off on the day each of us celebrates a birthday contributes to the motivation of human resources, regardless of the sphere in which they carry out their activity, public or private. A motivated employee will actively contribute to increasing the efficiency of the relevant organization", the proponents of the project state in their reasons.

They believe that their idea brings other positives. Knowing that he will rest on his birthday, the employee will have the opportunity to meet the holiday in another settlement and use a tourist service, which will bring tax and fee income to the state or local budget.

"The birthday is an annual event in the life of each one of us, and we must offer every employee the opportunity to spend this day as he wishes - alone, with family or with friends," argued the Romanian MPs, quoted by local media.

They highlight the fact that Romanian employees are in first place in the EU in terms of hours worked per week in 2020, according to Eurostat data.

The project will first go to the Senate (the upper house) for discussion, and then to the Chamber of Deputies, which must make the final decision.