Labor Code leaves no room for abuse by employers

Employers will not be able to make up projects in order to turn permanent employment contracts into fixed-term contracts and the publicity around Labor Code modification has had dramatic touches, which were uncalled for, believes Șerban Pâslaru, the partner in charge of the labor law department with Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații law firm.

“Modifications made to the labor law are aimed at the labor market and this time they are key modifications changing things in essential areas. The rule has been and will be that of sealing open-ended contracts, despite the changes endorsed in the implementation of fixed-term contracts”, said Pâslaru during a workshop on the changes made to the new Labor Code.

Though some discussions on the new Labor Code started from the premise that employers will exploit the possibility of sealing fixed-term contracts, Pâslaru says that this type of contracts is still sealed for jobs designed to help fill temporary needs.

“Employers will not be able to make up projects to hire on fixed-term contracts, they must pay attention to the situations that could be viewed as an abuse of rights. (…)”, said Pâslaru.