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Interpretation of "salary rights" under OUG 128/2023 limited to base salary per Law No. 153/2017

Case Number ICCJ_225005
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, acting through the Panel for Resolving Questions of Law, issued a binding preliminary ruling in favor of a uniform legal interpretation, determining that the term "salary rights" in Article IV of Emergency Government Ordinance No. 128/2023 refers exclusively to the "base salary" as defined in Article 7(a) of the Framework Law No. 153/2017. This decision resolved a conflict of law submitted by the Arad Court of Appeal regarding the interpretation of public-sector salary measures, specifically clarifying the scope of financial entitlements under the 2023 pay raise ordinance for budget-funded employees. The decisive legal basis established is that the "salary rights" provision in OUG 128/2023 is strictly limited to the base salary component under Law No. 153/2017, excluding other allowances or bonuses, thereby standardizing the application of these norms across all pending cases.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Interpretation of "salary rights" under OUG 128/2023 limited to base salary per Law No. 153/2017: 128/2023 refers exclusively to the "base salary" as defined in Article 7(a) of the Framework Law No. 153/2017. This decision resolved a conflict of law submitted by the Arad Court of Appeal regarding the interpretation of public-sector salary measures, specifically clarifying the scope of financial entitlements under the 2023 pay raise ordinance for budget-funded employees. The decisive legal basis established is that the "salary rights" provision in OUG 128/2023 is strictly limited to the base salary component under Law No. 153/2017, excluding other allowances or bonuses, thereby standardizing the application of these norms across all pending cases.

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interpretation of the law uniform interpretation established right financial provisions emergency government ordinance wage determination

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited in the dispositive to establish the binding nature of the preliminary ruling issued by the Panel for Resolving Questions of Law.
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Decizia nr. 96/2025
Scope of "salarial rights" in OUG 128/2023 art. IV: whether the term covers only basic salary or all compensation elements for prefecture staff
ICCJ_208818
Interpretation of Law 153/2017 on the inclusion of judicial salary increases in the equalization of public sector base salaries
ICCJ_133355
Interpretation of public sector salary legislation: scope of base salary versus compensatory payments under OUG 103/2013
ICCJ_225815
Interpretation of public sector salary calculation mechanisms under Law No. 153/2017 and subsequent emergency orders
Decizia nr. 152/2025
Interpretation of the nominal salary cap in O.U.G. 168/2022 and admissibility of referral under O.U.G. 62/2024 for public sector wage disputes

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

Cited in the dispositive to establish the binding nature of the preliminary ruling issued by the Panel for Resolving Questions of Law.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 96 Dosar nr. 2390/1/2024

Ședința din 31 martie 2025

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Arad – Secţia a III-a de contencios administrativ şi fiscal, litigii de muncă şi asigurări sociale în Dosarul nr. 1.617/108/2024, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. IV din Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 128/2023 pentru unele măsuri referitoare la salarizarea personalului din învăţământ şi alte sectoare de activitate bugetară, cu modificările ulterioare, noţiunea ,,drepturile salariale aferente” priveşte doar salariul de bază, astfel cum este definit de art. 7 lit. a) din Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare.

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

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 31 martie 2025.