47 Labour Code articles proposed for modification

The business environment representatives suggested modifications for 47 articles in the Labour Code, which will be sent to the Labour Ministry and to the specialised committees of the two chambers of Parliament. “Following the public hearing early this month, the 12 representatives of the employers’ associations and of the chambers of commerce identified 47 articles in the Labour Code, which need modifications or additional specifications,” Maria Grapini, chairman of the Light Industry Employers’ Federation (FEPAIUS) on Wednesday said. She added the harshly criticised provisions were those allowing the State to interfere in business management. “Most comments targeted the articles on hiring and firing people, on revising the manner of paying for extra hours, as well as the number of extra work hours accepted by the Code, on setting norms for labour and on the employee register, which makes red tape worse and induces additional costs,” Grapini added. ZF