Legislative Newsletter July 25, 2013

Contains:
 
  • Law no. 179/2013
  • Resolution no. 369/2013
  • Law. 189/2013
  • Law. 217/2013
 
 
Law no. 179/2013
 

Law no. 179 of 11 June 2013, published in Official Gazette Part I no. 348 of 13.06.2013, amending and supplementing Law no. 279/2005 regarding apprenticeship at workplace, makes the following mentions:

 
Comment: The main changes brought to this law refer to:
 

Terms of the apprenticeship contract

Besides mandatory elements of the individual contract labor, the apprenticeship contract includes also:

a)     name of the qualification the apprentice is about to acquire;

b)    the name of the training provider;

c)     the name and qualification of the apprenticeship coordinator;

d)    the place/places where the training is carried;
e)     the time necessary for training;
f)     additional obligations of the employer;
g)    the obligations of the apprentice;
h)     other clauses according to the law.
 

Conditions for accessing the apprenticeship programs

Can be a disciple, a person who meets the following conditions:

a)     is looking for a job;
b)    has reached the age of 16;

c)     is not qualified for the occupation for which the apprenticeship is organized at the workplace;

d)    fulfils the conditions for accessing the vocational training through apprenticeship at workplace according to GEO 129/2000 regarding adult vocational training.

 

Duration of the apprenticeship contract

Shall depend on the level of qualification for which the apprentice is about to prepare, not to be less than:

a)     12 months, in case the apprenticeship is organized for acquiring competences relevant to a level 1 qualification;

b)    24 months, in case the apprenticeship is organized for acquiring competences relevant to a level 2 qualification;

c)     36 months, in case the apprenticeship is organized for acquiring competences relevant to a level 3 qualification;

 

Funding the professional training through workplace apprenticeship

It can be obtained from:
a)     the employer’s own resources;
b)    sponsorship of individuals and / or legal entities;
c)     structural European funding;
d)    the unemployment insurance budget;
e)     other legal sources are: donations, taxes, etc.
 
Resolution no. 369/2013
 

Resolution no. 369 of 12 June 2013, published in Official Part , no. 359 of 17.06.2013, for approving the Methodology regarding accreditation of master university studies based on the accredited master programs, makes the following mentions:

 

Art. 3 In the academic year 2013-2014 the fields of accredited master university studies consist of master university studies accredited by ARACIS (The Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) until 30 June 2013, as provided by art. 138, para. (2) and (3) and art. 140 of the National Education Law.

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Art. 7 Higher education institutions that organize starting with the academic year 2013-2014, master university programs in new areas of master studies, are required to accredit at least one university program master in that area.

 

Comment: Other provisions of this decision refer to the number of students which can be schooled through master programs and the evaluation of the master programs.

 
 
Law no. 189/2013
 

Law no. 189 of 25 June 2013, published in Official Gazette Part I no. 380 of 27.06.2013, regarding the approval of GEO no. 19/2013 for amending and completing GEO no. 137/2000 on preventing and sanctioning all forms of discrimination, makes ​​the following mentions:

 

Comment: GEO no. 19/2013 for amending and supplementing GEO no. 137/2000 regarding preventing and sanctioning  all forms of discrimination was approved with 2 additional articles added in chapter Procedural provisions and penalties, as follows:

Council or, as appropriate, the court may compel the offender of discrimination to publish in the media a summary of the finding decision, respectively the sentencing court.

Applying sanctions provided in par. (1) shall be prescribed within 6 months from the date of solving the petition by the Council.

 
 
Law no. 217/2013
 

Law no. 217 of 02 July 2013 published in the Official Gazette Part I no. 401 of 03.07.2013, regarding the approval of GEO no. 107/2010 for amending and supplementing Law no. 95/2006 on healthcare reform, makes the following mentions:

 

Comment: According to present law: People with incomes from retirement that exceed 740 lei, owe a monthly contribution for social health insurance, calculated according to Law no. 571/2013, as amended and supplemented.

 

    

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