The 700 vacant positions will be filled by public servants (291 jobs) and contractual staff (398 jobs).
The Government decided at the end of last year, following negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, to keep public sector hiring frozen in 2011 and fill only one in seven vacant positions. The decision was taken through an emergency ordinance.
Local administration institutions with up to 10 approved positions were allowed to fill one in two vacant jobs.
People close to the matter told MEDIAFAX at that time the Government is considering amending the ordinance later, to cover instances of “single positions” in public bodies, such as firefighter in schools or kindergartens – jobs which are required and should be regulated differently.
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