Romanian Govt Wants More Flexible Approach To Regulation Freezing Public Sector Hiring
Romania’s Government wants a more flexible approach to the rule whereby only one in seven vacant public sector positions may be filled next year, with a view to applying it at a higher level, and not for each public institution, so as to unfreeze hiring in sectors where staff shortages become acute.
The new measure, which amends a normative act that has frozen hiring in the public sector over the past three years, is included in the latest letter of intent the Government negotiated with the International Monetary Fund.
Romanian authorities also pledge to cut staff spending below 7.2% of the gross domestic product and still apply the norm on filling just one in seven vacant positions, but with a more flexible approach.
“Public employment reductions will continue with the policy of replacing only one out of seven employees; however, we will implement it with more flexibility, by applying the rule at a sectoral or higher level rather than for each institutional unit. This flexible approach will allow elimination of some bottlenecks in sectors where problems with staff shortages are becoming acute, as identified by the recently conducted functional reviews,” reads the letter of intent obtained by MEDIAFAX.
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