Thus, Romania ranks on the last position in the European Union, at a significant distance from Italy, penultimate in the EU, with a new staff ratio of 10.1%. The last positions of the classification also include Slovenia, with 10.2%, Slovakia, with 10.6%, Greece, with 10.8%, or the Czech Republic, with 10.8%.
“The low new staff ratio in Romania compared with other countries is partly explained by the current economic status mirrored in the company’s reluctance to expand the teams and the trend to maintain it at a minimum level. On the other hand, the ratio could be a consequence of a lower staff fluctuation,“ said Raluca Peneș, HR Coordi¬nator with staff outsourcing company HR Smartree Romania.
Denmark ranks 1st in the European Union by the new staff ratio, with 23%, followed by Sweden, with 20%, Cyprus, with 19.7%, Finland, with 19%, and Great Britain, with 17%. In Germany, the new staff ratio set at 14% in 2014, while in Poland and France set at 13%, compared with the 14% new staff ratio average in EU.
In 2007, one of the best years for the local labor market, the new staff ratio set at 11% in Romania, compared with the 16% average at the EU, according to Eurostat.
(English version by Manuela Panescu)