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Classification of seniority bonus under Law 153/2017 as gross salary subject to EO 168/2022 caps

Case Number ICCJ_224982
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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 three conjoined preliminary references submitted by lower civil courts, thereby leaving the procedural status of the underlying litigation open for resolution by the referring tribunals. The dispute concerned the qualification of the seniority bonus provided under Article 22 of Law No. 153/2017 as a component of the gross monthly salary for public sector employees and whether this classification triggers the application of the salary cap restrictions imposed by Article I(5) of Emergency Ordinance No. 168/2022 on fiscal and budgetary measures. The decisive legal basis involved the interplay between the public salary framework Law No. 153/2017 and the temporary fiscal constraints established by Emergency Ordinance No. 168/2022, with the Supreme Court determining that the questions referred did not meet the admissibility requirements for a binding prior ruling under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Classification of seniority bonus under Law 153/2017 as gross salary subject to EO 168/2022 caps: The dispute concerned the qualification of the seniority bonus provided under Article 22 of Law No. 153/2017 as a component of the gross monthly salary for public sector employees and whether this classification triggers the application of the salary cap restrictions imposed by Article I(5) of Emergency Ordinance No. 168/2022 on fiscal and budgetary measures. The decisive legal basis involved the interplay between the public salary framework Law No. 153/2017 and the temporary fiscal constraints established by Emergency Ordinance No. 168/2022, with the Supreme Court determining that the questions referred did not meet the admissibility requirements for a binding prior ruling under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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seniority salary classification fiscal law legal status Civil Procedure Code procedural requirement

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited in the dispositive as the basis for the obligatory nature of the decision, following the dismissal of the preliminary references.
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Decizia nr. 245/2025
Scope of salary bonus cap during seniority increases and professional grade promotions under fiscal emergency ordinance
Decizia nr. 350/2021
Salary seniority entitlements under Framework Law 153/2017; claim extinguished by subsequent administrative act granting the disputed benefits
ICCJ_228089
Salary cap calculation for public servants: validity of including judicially awarded bonuses and cross-agency salary comparisons under Framework Law 153/2017
ICCJ_202035
Interpretation of gross monthly salary base and seniority bonus inclusions for judges and prosecutors under Law 303/2004 post-implementation of Framework Law 153/2017
Decizia nr. 2436/2022
IT specialists' entitlement to magistrate-based seniority salary increments under Law No. 153/2017

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

Cited in the dispositive as the basis for the obligatory nature of the decision, following the dismissal of the preliminary references.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 87 Dosar nr. 2366/1/2024

Ședința din 17 martie 2025

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibile, sesizările conexate formulate de Tribunalul Alba – Secţia a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ, fiscal şi de insolvenţă, în dosarele nr. 280/107/2024 şi nr. 137/107/2024, şi de Tribunalul Iaşi – Secţia I civilă, în dosarul nr. 563/99/2024, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile cu privire la următoarea problemă de drept:

Dacă sporul prevăzut de art. 22 din Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, este un element al sistemului de salarizare ce face parte din salariul brut lunar şi, în caz afirmativ, dacă pentru personalul care este îndreptăţit să beneficieze de sporul prevăzut de acest text de lege operează limitarea prevăzută de art. I alin. (5) din Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 168/2022 privind unele măsuri fiscal-bugetare, prorogarea unor termene, precum şi pentru modificarea şi completarea unor acte normative, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare.

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

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 17 martie 2025.