Inadmissibility of preliminary reference on whether harmful-working-conditions bonuses accrue during annual leave for prefecture civil servants under Law No. 153/2017
Romania (RO)
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AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the preliminary question referred by the Iași Court of Appeal for resolution. The dispute arose from a labor law conflict concerning whether civil servants employed by prefectures are entitled to the same non-salary benefits, specifically the harmful working conditions bonus, for the duration of their annual leave as they would have received during effective work periods. The referring court sought clarification on the interpretation of the salary framework established by Annex No. VIII, Chapter I, Article 1(1)(B) of Law No. 153/2017 on the payment of public sector employees, as amended. The decision relies on the procedural requirement for the admissibility of preliminary references under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, resulting in the rejection of the submission without a substantive ruling on the underlying salary rights issue.
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AI generatedart. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Inadmissibility of preliminary reference on whether harmful-working-conditions bonuses accrue during annual leave for prefecture civil servants under Law No. 153/2017: The dispute arose from a labor law conflict concerning whether civil servants employed by prefectures are entitled to the same non-salary benefits, specifically the harmful working conditions bonus, for the duration of their annual leave as they would have received during effective work periods. The referring court sought clarification on the interpretation of the salary framework established by Annex No. VIII, Chapter I, Article 1(1)(B) of Law No. 153/2017 on the payment of public sector employees, as amended. The decision relies on the procedural requirement for the admissibility of preliminary references under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, resulting in the rejection of the submission without a substantive ruling on the underlying salary rights issue.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 348 Dosar nr. 937/1/2025
Şedinţa din 6 octombrie 2025
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Iaşi – Secţia a II-a civilă-contencios administrativ şi fiscal în dosarul nr. 2.797/99/2024, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:
Dacă, din interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 1 alin. (1) lit. B de la cap. I din anexa nr. VIII la Legea-cadru nr. 153/2017 privind salarizarea personalului plătit din fonduri publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, rezultă că la calculul indemnizaţiilor cuvenite pentru perioada concediului de odihnă, angajaţii din cadrul prefecturilor beneficiază de aceleaşi drepturi salariale şi nesalariale (spor condiţii vătămătoare) ca cele cuvenite pentru perioada în care au desfăşurat activitate efectiv.
Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 6 octombrie 2025.