Public sector salary top-up barred before 2019; binding preliminary ruling issued on 15% wage increase timing.
Romania (RO)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the preliminary ruling request from the Iași Court of Appeal and, interpreting Note 2 lit. c) pct. II lit. A, cap. I of Annex VIII to Framework Law No. 153/2017 in conjunction with Art. 38(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (4) and (6) of that law, ruled that the 15% base salary increase for work complexity is not granted for the period 1 July 2017–31 December 2017 or for 2018, is granted for 2019–2022 only under the conditions of Art. 38(4), and, by exception, is granted from January 2018 or from the date when base salaries/function pay/allowances exceed those set by law for 2022 due to regulated salary increases. The ruling is binding under Art. 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, resolving a dispute over the timing of salary increases for public sector employees under the new salary framework.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedLegea-cadru nr. 153/2017, Nota 2 lit. c) pct. II lit. A, cap. I din Anexa nr. VIII, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Public sector salary top-up barred before 2019; binding preliminary ruling issued on 15% wage increase timing: c) pct. II lit. A, cap. I of Annex VIII to Framework Law No. 153/2017 in conjunction with Art. 38(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (4) and (6) of that law, ruled that the 15% base salary increase for work complexity is not granted for the period 1 July 2017–31 December 2017 or for 2018, is granted for 2019–2022 only under the conditions of Art. 38(4), and, by exception, is granted from January 2018 or from the date when base salaries/function pay/allowances exceed those set by law for 2022 due to regulated salary increases. The ruling is binding under Art. 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, resolving a dispute over the timing of salary increases for public sector employees under the new salary framework.
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AI generatedThe session was admitted on the basis of this law, which is the main ground for interpreting the salary increase provisions.
These provisions of the Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 were applied to establish the conditions for granting the salary increase.
This note of the annex was used as part of the interpretation of the salary increase rules in the Legea-cadru.
This provision was applied to declare the decision binding.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 82 Dosar nr. 2450/1/2018
Şedinţa din 26 noiembrie 2018
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Iaşi - Secţia Contencios Administrativ şi Fiscal, în dosarul nr. 7568/99/2017, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în interpretarea dispoziţiilor Notei 2 lit. c) pct. II lit. A, cap. I din Anexa nr. VIII a Legii-cadru nr. 153/2017 în corelare cu prevederile art. 38 alin. (1), alin. (2) lit. a), alin. (3) lit. a), alin. (4) şi (6) din actul normativ anterior menţionat, stabileşte că:
- majorarea salariului de bază, de 15% pentru complexitatea muncii, nu se acordă pentru perioada 1 iulie 2017 - 31 decembrie 2017 şi pentru anul 2018;
- pentru perioada 2019 – 2022, această majorare se acordă în condiţiile stabilite la art. 38 alin. (4) din Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017;
- prin excepţie, această majorare se acordă începând cu ianuarie 2018 sau cu data de la care salariile de bază, soldele de funcţie/salariile de funcţie, indemnizaţiile de încadrare devin mai mari decât cele stabilite potrivit legii pentru anul 2022, ca urmare a majorărilor salariale reglementate.
Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 26 noiembrie 2018.