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Applicable seniority step for transitional base salary calculation of pre-existing public sector teaching staff under Framework Law No. 153/2017

Case Number ICCJ_169153
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, acting as the Panel for the Resolution of Legal Issues, issued a mandatory precedent ruling that the interpretation of Article 39(6) in conjunction with Article 38 of Framework Law No. 153/2017 requires that the base salary for teaching staff employed prior to the law’s entry into force be calculated using the seniority step of 4 years as specified in the annex to Government Decision No. 38/2017, thereby resolving the preliminary reference raised by the Cluj Court of Appeal. The dispute concerned the determination of public sector salaries for educators under the transitional provisions of the new framework salary law, specifically challenging which seniority scale applies to existing staff during the transition period. The decisive legal basis comprised the interplay between the new Framework Law No. 153/2017 and the previous regulations, specifically the annex to Government Decision No. 38/2017 derived from Emergency Ordinance No. 57/2015, which mandates the use of the 4-year seniority step rather than other potential scales for salary calculation during the transitional phase.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Applicable seniority step for transitional base salary calculation of pre-existing public sector teaching staff under Framework Law No. 153/2017: 153/2017 requires that the base salary for teaching staff employed prior to the law’s entry into force be calculated using the seniority step of 4 years as specified in the annex to Government Decision No. 38/2017, thereby resolving the preliminary reference raised by the Cluj Court of Appeal. The dispute concerned the determination of public sector salaries for educators under the transitional provisions of the new framework salary law, specifically challenging which seniority scale applies to existing staff during the transition period. The decisive legal basis comprised the interplay between the new Framework Law No. 153/2017 and the previous regulations, specifically the annex to Government Decision No. 38/2017 derived from Emergency Ordinance No. 57/2015, which mandates the use of the 4-year seniority step rather than other potential scales for salary calculation during the transitional phase.

Keywords

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calculation of salary seniority transitional provisions framework decision transitional justice staff regulations

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited to establish the binding nature of the decision issued by the Panel for the Resolution of Legal Issues.
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Decizia nr. 64/2020
Application of 4-year seniority tranches for transitional salary calculation of pre-existing teaching staff under Law-Framework No. 153/2017
Decizia nr. 100/2024
Scope of Application and Calculation Basis for Transitional Salary Compensation under Framework Law No. 153/2017 in Public Sector Labor Disputes
ICCJ_181017
Uniform interpretation of merit grades and directorship increases for teaching staff under Framework Law No. 153/2017: effective date tied to base salary reaching the 2022 statutory level
Decizia nr. 352/2025
Reconciliation of public sector seniority-based salary grids with statutory minimum wage floors under temporary wage freeze regimes
ICCJ_185459
Calculation of merit grades and homeroom allowances for public sector teachers prior to reaching the 2022 base salary level

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art. 39 alin. (6) coroborat cu art. 38 alin. (1), alin. (3) lit. d), alin. (41) şi alin. (8) din Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017

These provisions constitute the substantive legal basis for the ruling, establishing the specific salary calculation method for teaching staff during the transitional period.

art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 64 Dosar nr. 2236/1/2020

Ședința din 26 octombrie 2020

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Cluj - Secţia a IV-a pentru litigii de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 2316/100/2019, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea art. 39 alin. (6) coroborat cu art. 38 alin. (1), alin. (3) lit. d), alin. (41) şi alin. (8) din Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, stabilirea salariului de bază pentru personalul didactic din sistemul naţional de învăţământ încadrat anterior intrării în vigoare a Legii-cadru nr. 153/2017 se face, pe durata aplicării tranzitorii a acestui act normativ, prin utilizarea gradaţiei de vechime de 4 ani prevăzute în anexa la Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 38/2017 pentru aplicarea prevederilor art. 34 alin. (3) din Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 57/2015 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice în anul 2016, prorogarea unor termene, precum şi unele măsuri fiscal-bugetare.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispozițiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 26 octombrie 2020.