Interpretation of the allowance for simultaneous teaching in combined pre-school groups

The High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania, acting as the complete panel for resolving legal questions, dismissed the underlying claim by issuing a mandatory interpretation that precludes the application of the additional allowance for simultaneous teaching of 2–4 classes to pre-school staff managing combined groups comprising small, middle, and large classes. The dispute arose from a labor and social insurance litigation where the interpretation of specific bonus provisions under the 2011 Labor Contract Law was contested, necessitating a uniform legal ruling to resolve a conflict of interpretations. The decisive legal basis is Article 6 of Chapter 1, Annex 5, of Law No. 63/2011, which the court interpreted to exclude pre-education staff in combined groups from receiving the allowance designated for simultaneous instruction at multiple grade levels, pursuant to Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.