Romania To Face Scorching Heat In Coming Days
Most regions in Romania will face extreme heat and the thermal discomfort will be on the rise, while the temperature-humidity index will slightly exceed the critical threshold of 80 units.Extreme temperatures will be registered in Banat, Crisana, in southwestern Transylvania and locally in Oltenia and southern Muntenia.
The weather will be hot on Monday and maximum temperatures will range between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius on the seaside and 37 degrees in Banat. Minimum temperatures will reach 12 degrees, in the depressions of the Oriental Carpathians. (evz.ro)
Enforcement Of Unitary Pay Law Cuts Wages of Residential Physicians
The wages of residential physicians will be cut along with the enforcement of the unitary pay law for public sector employees.
Thus, residential physicians will no longer benefit from the monthly scholarship of RON670, on grounds there no longer is a legal basis for these payments.
Despite officials saying there might be adopted an emergency decree to correct this error, young doctors say it is outrageous to live on a wage of up to RON1,500 per month, until January 1, 2018, when wages are expected to grow in theory. (adevarul.ro)
Rising Number Of Young Jobless, Light Industry Severely Affected And Discouraged Entrepreneurship
The minimum wage was increased 12 times in the last eight years and rose a lot faster than productivity, according to an analysis by Iancu Guda, president of the Association of Financial-Banking Analysts in Romania (AAFBR).
The weight of the minimum wagw in the average gross wage nearly doubled, from 27%, in 2008, up to 43% in 2016. This situation affected the competitiveness of several Romanian companies and companies in several sectors saw a constant increase in staff costs.
According to Guda, companies in the textile industry were affected the most, as the number of insolvencies in this sector simply exploded. Sanitation services were also affected by the minimum wage rise. (evz.ro)
Dragnea Readies First Assessment Of Tudose Cabinet
The conclusions of the first week in office of the new government and the calendar for the upcoming period will be discussed on Monday within a meeting of the ruling coalition, said Liviu Dragnea, president of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
Dragnea said the meeting will be held in the first part of the day. (puterea.ro)