Exclusion of 1990 degrading conditions allowance for sanitation staff under Framework Law 153/2017
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AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice rejected as inadmissible the referral for the clarification of a legal issue submitted by the Bucharest Court of Appeals, meaning the lower court’s original procedural stance remains in force. The dispute concerned whether the provisions of Government Decision No. 735/1990 apply to contractually employed staff at public institutions providing sanitation services under local council jurisdiction, and whether such personnel are entitled to a "civic" allowance for degrading working conditions that is not stipulated in the Framework Law No. 153/2017. The Court’s decisive legal basis for the inadmissibility finding was Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the binding nature of the decision in the complete for the settlement of legal issues.
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AI generatedart. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Exclusion of 1990 degrading conditions allowance for sanitation staff under Framework Law 153/2017: The dispute concerned whether the provisions of Government Decision No. 735/1990 apply to contractually employed staff at public institutions providing sanitation services under local council jurisdiction, and whether such personnel are entitled to a "civic" allowance for degrading working conditions that is not stipulated in the Framework Law No. 153/2017. The Court’s decisive legal basis for the inadmissibility finding was Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which governs the binding nature of the decision in the complete for the settlement of legal issues.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 47 Dosar nr. 276/1/2026
Ședința din 23 martie 2026
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Respinge ca inadmisibilă sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Bucureşti – Secţia a VIII-a conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 25823/3/2025, privind lămurirea următoarei chestiuni de drept:
„Dacă prevederile Hotărârii Guvernului nr. 735/1990 sunt aplicabile personalului contractual angajat în cadrul unor instituţii publice care au ca obiect de activitate prestarea unor servicii de salubrizare a localităţilor, aflate în subordinea consiliilor locale şi dacă personalul din aceste instituţii poate beneficia de spor de muncă în condiţii degradante civic, spor care nu este prevăzut de Legea-cadru 153/2017”.
Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 23 martie 2026.