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Collective agreement bonus and voucher claims: referrals inadmissible, no ruling on merits

Case Number ICCJ_219264
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the joined referrals from the Bucharest Tribunal (Labor Conflicts and Social Insurance Section) seeking a preliminary ruling on whether, under a collective labor agreement, employees were entitled to 2021 annual bonuses and vacation vouchers; consequently, no principled resolution was issued, and the lower court cases continue under the existing legal framework. The dispute involved labor-law claims testing the interpretation of specific clauses of a 2018 collective bargaining agreement after the 2021 benefits were allegedly withheld. The court rejected the referrals under procedural rules governing preliminary rulings, finding that the conditions for admissibility were not met, without reaching the merits of the entitlement question.

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art. 125 alin. (1) lit. b, art. 125 alin. (2) lit. e, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Collective agreement bonus and voucher claims: referrals inadmissible, no ruling on merits: The dispute involved labor-law claims testing the interpretation of specific clauses of a 2018 collective bargaining agreement after the 2021 benefits were allegedly withheld. The court rejected the referrals under procedural rules governing preliminary rulings, finding that the conditions for admissibility were not met, without reaching the merits of the entitlement question.

Keywords

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collective bargaining entitlement to benefits social insurance dispute interpretation of a judgment social clauses procedural issues

Cited Legislation

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art. 125 alin. (1) lit. b
3623/3/2024, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile prin care să dea o rezolvare de principiu asupra chestiunii privind acordarea primelor aferente anului 2021, conform art. 125 alin. (1) lit. b) din Contractul colectiv de muncă nr.
art. 125 alin. (2) lit. e
81/175/768 din 9 noiembrie 2018 şi acordarea tichetelor de vacanţă aferente anului 2021, conform art. 125 alin. (2) lit. e) din acelaşi contract.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Makes the decision binding, as a procedural cost/obligation provision cited in the dispositive.
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Decizia nr. 55/2024
Inadmissibility of preliminary ruling referral on 2021 bonuses and vacation vouchers due to non-applicability of public funds salary framework
ICCJ_220671
Admissibility of preliminary ruling on Christmas bonus and holiday salary under collective labor agreements
ICCJ_141001
Labor-law bonus referral to CJEU inadmissible; merits left unresolved.
Decizia nr. 9/2025
Referral on collective labor agreement wage rights rejected as inadmissible due to employer's exclusion from public funds salary regime
Decizia nr. 1580/2025
Union members’ claim for bonuses and vouchers stands final after cassation appeals held inadmissible

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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art. 125 alin. (1) lit. b)

Subject of the referral regarding performance bonuses for 2021, which was declared inadmissible.

art. 125 alin. (2) lit. e)

Subject of the referral regarding vacation vouchers for 2021, which was declared inadmissible.

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

Makes the decision binding, as a procedural cost/obligation provision cited in the dispositive.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 55 Dosar nr. 1644/1/2024

Ședința din 21 octombrie 2024

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibile, sesizările conexate formulate de Tribunalul Bucureşti - Secţia a VIII-a conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarele nr. 3496/3/2024 şi nr. 3623/3/2024, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile prin care să dea o rezolvare de principiu asupra chestiunii privind acordarea primelor aferente anului 2021, conform art. 125 alin. (1) lit. b) din Contractul colectiv de muncă nr. 81/175/768 din 9 noiembrie 2018 şi acordarea tichetelor de vacanţă aferente anului 2021, conform art. 125 alin. (2) lit. e) din acelaşi contract.

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

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 21 octombrie 2024.