Employer of Record Romania

Our Employer of Record in Romania service enables clients to hire employees without the need to operate a local legal entity there.

About EOR Romania

It makes a big difference to develop a new market with your own personnel on the ground. Particularly for functions related to sales & marketing, business development, distributor management, and service & maintenance, our customers are very satisfied using our Romania Employer of Record Service.

Our customers and their local teams can be free of the distractions of administrative tasks and complex local requirements. So you can fully focus on the development of your core business.

If your local business grows large enough, you can easily transfer the employees to your own subsidiary. It also provides a quick exit strategy if necessary. In addition to Romania, we offer Employer of Record services in several other countries.

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Alp Atasoy

Sales and Business Development Consultant

Employer of Record Romania - FMC Group's Approach

We offer:
Quick, flexible, and easy entry into Romania in compliance with local employment laws
Complete control over business development with your own team
Good option for building up, managing, and supporting your distributors and key accounts by directly observing local developments and adjusting the strategy whenever necessary
Using our comprehensive recruitment experience for international clients, we can form a local team that fits your corporate culture.
Focusing on your core business instead of dealing with the time-consuming and complex local administrative tasks
Allowing for easy market exit if necessary
Integrating your employees into our team through motivational events and special meetings

EOR Romania Management & Reporting Flow

Hiring an Employee

Romania, situated in Eastern Europe, presents a dynamic and burgeoning landscape for business ventures. After navigating through years of economic and political challenges, Romania has achieved notable advancements, showcasing one of Europe’s highest economic growth rates.

FMC Group Romania EOR facilitates expanding your business into Romania without the need to establish a distinct entity.

Employment Contract – indefinite vs. fixed term

Probation Period

Probationary periods are as follows: 30 days for disabled employees, 60 days for most regular employees, and 120 days for top management.

Work Week, Overtime & Maximum Working Hours

Income Tax

In Romania, both employees and employers are required to contribute a portion of salaries to various social funds:
Social Security Fund:
Employers contribute 20.8%.
Employees contribute between 31.3% and 41.3%.
Health Insurance:
Employers contribute 5.2%.
Employees contribute 5.5%.
Medical Leave/Compensation Fund:
Employers contribute 0.85%.
Employees contribute between 0.15% and 0.85%.
Unemployment Fund:
Employers contribute 0.5%.
Employees contribute 0.5%.

Typical Benefits

Time off Policies

Public Holidays
New Year’s Day
Day After New Year’s Day
Unification Day
Orthodox Good Friday
Labor Day
Children’s Day
Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox Pentecost Monday
Feast of the Dormition (St. Mary’s Day)
St. Andrew’s Day
National Day
Christmas Day
Second Day of Christmas

Annual Leave

In Romania, employees have the right to a minimum of 20 days of paid vacation per year. While annual vacation can be taken in segments if desired, it must be utilized as one continuous period lasting at least 15 working days.

Sick Leave

Employees have the right to up to five days of paid sick leave, receiving compensation equivalent to 75% of their wage. Sick leave can extend up to 183 days, or in cases of severe conditions, up to 18 months. Sick leave exceeding five days is compensated by the state.

Other Leave Types

Female employees are eligible for a minimum of 126 days of paid parental leave, receiving 85% of their average pay over the preceding six months. This benefit is provided by the government.

Male employees have the right to take five days of leave within the first eight weeks after their child’s birth. This period can extend to 15 days if they attend specific childcare training courses.

To qualify for compensation, employees must have contributed to Romania’s social insurance system for at least six of the previous 12 months.

Terminating an Employee

The termination notice period is one month, and severance is not required unless specified in a collective agreement or employment contract.

When terminating employment, employers are obliged to give at least 20 working days’ notice, except in cases of probationary employee dismissal, termination due to professional inadequacies, or disciplinary reasons.

Upon resignation, employees must provide 20 days’ notice for non-managerial positions and 45 days’ notice for managerial roles. In Romania, there’s no legal mandate for severance compensation.