Employer's duty to notify employee of contract reactivation and work resumption date following judicial reinstatement
Romania (RO)
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Romania, acting through its Full Bench for Resolving Legal Issues, admitted the reference posed by the Court of Appeal of Suceava and established a binding legal interpretation, thereby resolving the preliminary question in favor of the procedural requirement for specific notice in reinstatement cases. The dispute concerned the labor law obligations of an employer following a first-instance judgment ordering the reinstatement of an employee after an illegal dismissal, specifically whether the employer must actively notify the employee of the reactivation of the individual employment contract and the effective date for resuming work. Relying on Article 80(2), Article 274, Article 8, Article 17(3)(g), and Article 40(2)(a) of the Labor Code (Law No. 53/2003), the Court ruled that when an employer initiates the execution of a reinstatement judgment, they are obligated to inform the employee regarding the reactivation of the contract and the specific date of resuming labor relations, with this decision being mandatory under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 40 alin. (2) lit. a) din Legea nr. 53/2003, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Employer's duty to notify employee of contract reactivation and work resumption date following judicial reinstatement: The dispute concerned the labor law obligations of an employer following a first-instance judgment ordering the reinstatement of an employee after an illegal dismissal, specifically whether the employer must actively notify the employee of the reactivation of the individual employment contract and the effective date for resuming work. Relying on Article 80(2), Article 274, Article 8, Article 17(3)(g), and Article 40(2)(a) of the Labor Code (Law No. 53/2003), the Court ruled that when an employer initiates the execution of a reinstatement judgment, they are obligated to inform the employee regarding the reactivation of the contract and the specific date of resuming labor relations, with this decision being mandatory under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 362 Dosar nr. 1157/1/2025
Şedinţa din 20 octombrie 2025
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Suceava – Secţia I civilă, în dosarul nr. 3691/99/2023, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile.
În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 80 alin. (2) şi art. 274 coroborate cu cele ale art. 8, art. 17 alin. (3) lit. g) şi art. 40 alin. (2) lit. a) din Legea nr. 53/2003 – Codul muncii, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, stabileşte că:
Executarea de către angajator, la iniţiativa sa, a hotărârii judecătoreşti pronunţate de prima instanţă în sensul reintegrării salariatului pe postul deţinut anterior concedierii nelegale presupune înştiinţarea angajatului cu privire la reactivarea contractului individual de muncă şi cu privire la data reluării efective a raporturilor de muncă.
Obligatorie, potrivit art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 20 octombrie 2025.