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Retroactive application of statutory salary increases pending Ministry of Labor approval

Case Number ICCJ_228065
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, sitting as the panel for resolving issues of law, upheld the reference submitted by the Court of Appeal of Pitești and issued a binding preliminary ruling that the salary increase mandated by the relevant framework legislation could be granted for the period preceding the issuance of the favorable opinion by the Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity. The dispute arose from an interpretation conflict concerning the retroactive application of public sector salary adjustments, specifically challenging whether administrative clearance by the Ministry was a prerequisite for paying increases for prior periods. The decisive legal basis was the specific interpretation of Article 13, paragraph (1) of Chapter II of Annex No. VI and Article 8 of Chapter I, letter B of Annex No. I to Framework Law No. 153/2017, establishing that the statutory entitlement to the salary increase does not depend on the subsequent administrative ratification by the Ministry.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Retroactive application of statutory salary increases pending Ministry of Labor approval: The dispute arose from an interpretation conflict concerning the retroactive application of public sector salary adjustments, specifically challenging whether administrative clearance by the Ministry was a prerequisite for paying increases for prior periods. The decisive legal basis was the specific interpretation of Article 13, paragraph (1) of Chapter II of Annex No. VI and Article 8 of Chapter I, letter B of Annex No. I to Framework Law No. 153/2017, establishing that the statutory entitlement to the salary increase does not depend on the subsequent administrative ratification by the Ministry.

Keywords

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retroactive legislation relevant salary legal opinion statutory basis reduction of statutory salary increase social legislation

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural basis cited to establish the obligatory nature of the decision for all lower courts.
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ICCJ_188379
Scope of "regulated salary increases" under Law 153/2017: applicability to judicially recognized raises versus normative administrative acts
Decizia nr. 43/2024
Application of the 2018 salary increase and statutory caps to judicial salaries based on sectoral reference value
ICCJ_225810
Interpretation of statutory salary increases under Law No. 51/2020 and calculation of allowances for public sector employees
Decizia nr. 228/2022
Entitlement to retroactive salary surcharges, legal interest, and inflation updates following subsequent administrative regularization
Decizia nr. 242/2025
Retroactive applicability of salary increases to military personnel pending issuance of ministerial opinion under Framework Law No. 153/2017

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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art. 13 alin. (1) din capitolul II al anexei nr. VI la Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017

Main substantive provision interpreted to determine that the salary increase can be granted for the period preceding the Ministry's favorable opinion.

art. 8 din capitolul I lit. B al anexei nr. I la Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017

Provision specifying the salary increase regime that is the subject of the court's interpretation.

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

Procedural basis cited to establish the obligatory nature of the decision for all lower courts.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 242 Dosar nr. 2623/1/2024

Ședința din 23 iunie 2025

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Piteşti – Secţia I civilă, în dosarul nr. 3489/109/2023, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile.

În interpretarea şi aplicarea art. 13 alin. (1) din capitolul II al anexei nr. VI la Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, stabileşte că:

Majorarea salarială prevăzută de art. 8 din capitolul I lit. B al anexei nr. I la Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 poate fi acordată şi pentru perioada anterioară obţinerii avizului favorabil al Ministerului Muncii şi Solidarităţii Sociale.

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

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 23 iunie 2025.