Romanian unionists and employers have signed the national collective work contract which sets the minimum wage in the private sector at RON 700 (around EUR 163) and increases wages of qualified workers and foremen.  According to the collective work contract, salaries of employees with university degrees will remain at a level of RON 1,200 (around EUR 280).

The collective contract introduces a minimum salary per hour, whose value was set at RON 4.1. The new collective work contract is valid between 2011 and 2014, but unionists and employers will negotiate it yearly.

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