One Third Of Employers In Romania Plan To Raise Staffing Levels In April-June
A third of companies in Romania forecast an increase in staffing levels in the April-June 2017 interval, according to the Q2 edition of the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook survey.
With only 7% of employers foreseeing a decrease in staffing levels and 60% anticipating no change, the seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook stands at +16%, relatively stable in comparison to last quarter, but improving by 5 percentage points compared with second quarter of 2016.
“For the first time since the launch of the Romanian edition of the ManpowerGroup research, in Q2 of 2008, Outlooks are positive in all eight regions and all of the 10 industry sectors in the country, although employee confidence stills varies widely from one region or one sector to the next. Bright and stable overall perspectives, matching the strongest levels reported since the economic crisis, mean a favorable and diverse labor market that candidates will benefit from, if they have the in-demand skills, both hard and soft,” said Corina-Bianca Gonteanu, Strategic Director of Marketing Europe, ManpowerGroup. (mediafax.ro)
Romania Had 5.24M Pensioners In 4Q 2016, Average Pension At RON958
The average number of pensioners stood at 5.245 million people in the fourth quarter of 2016, down by 6,000 people compared with the previous quarter, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed.
The average monthly pension reached RON958 in September-December, up by 0.7% versus the third quarter of 2016.
The difference between the minimum value and the maximum value of the pension exceeded RON400 (RON750 in Giurgiu county, RON1,183 in Bucharest).
Of the 5.2 million pensioners, 99.9% benefit from social security pensions. (mediafax.ro)
Liviu Dragnea Had Talks With Hans Klemm About Relations With USA
The chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, Liviu Dragnea, said Tuesday that he had talks with the US ambassador to Bucharest, Hans Klemm, about the relations with the USA.
Dragnea said he told Klemm that the strategic partnership between Romania and the USA is extremely important and very good for Romania, but it should start having a substantial economic component, namely US investments in Romania.
The chairman of the Chamber of Deputies said he also had talks with Exxon and Bell Helicopter representatives, who were invited to invest in Romania. (mediafax.ro)
Dragnea Wants Declassification Of Protocols Between SRI And General Prosecutor’s Office
The president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, said he wants the protocols between Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the General Prosecutor’s Office to be made public, adding that it depends on the two institutions and that any delay in declassifying the protocols would be disadvantageous for them.
“I support the idea of making the protocols public. It only depends on the General Prosecutor’s Office and SRI. (…)SRI committee can also ask for declassification, but, as it is a protocol signed by both parties, they should both agree with the declassification of the protocols. What can be secret about those protocols? If there are secret stipulations, then they are not OK,” Dragnea told B1Tv station. (mediafax.ro)
Sevil Shhaideh: Wage Hike For Heads Of Local Administrations Would Have No Major Impact On Budget
Romanian deputy PM and Regional Development Minister, Sevil Shhaideh, said Tuesday that, in her opinion, the 30% wage hike for the heads of county councils and mayors would have no major impact on the budget.
Asked about her opinion about the amendment proposed by the PSD-ALDE governing coalition and UDMR on increasing the salaries of the heads of local administrations by 30%, Shhaideh said that the increase of salaries of 41 heads of county councils and 3,200 mayors would not trigger a major impact on the country’s finances.(mediafax.ro)