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Romania: media, govt increases quota for non-EU workers
Up to 13,500 allowed in 2019 according to draft order
06 December, 19:53
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 06 DIC - Romanian companies will be able
to hire with a permanent labour contract up to 13.500 foreign
workers from outside the EU in 2019, according to a government
draft order, the portal Romania Insider reported today.
The new quota represents an increase compared to the previous years. The maximum number of working permits for non-EU workers was 5,500 between 2014 and 2016, while in 2017, the contingent of non-EU employees was increased to 8,500. The raise of the number of non-EU workers in Romania is justified by the labour shortage in certain sectors, in particular in tourism, due to mass emigration in the previous years, local media recalled.
According to a recent PwC survey, the economic losses in Romania due to skills and labour shortage amount to 6% of the GDP, the highest in Central- and Eastern Europe after Bulgaria (13.2% of GDP). (ANSA).
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The new quota represents an increase compared to the previous years. The maximum number of working permits for non-EU workers was 5,500 between 2014 and 2016, while in 2017, the contingent of non-EU employees was increased to 8,500. The raise of the number of non-EU workers in Romania is justified by the labour shortage in certain sectors, in particular in tourism, due to mass emigration in the previous years, local media recalled.
According to a recent PwC survey, the economic losses in Romania due to skills and labour shortage amount to 6% of the GDP, the highest in Central- and Eastern Europe after Bulgaria (13.2% of GDP). (ANSA).
