Background information

The unemployment benefit budget provides financial support for the practical implementation of this measure to create employment creation of new businesses by supporting people at risk of becoming unemployed to create new businesses.

The measure was introduced by law no. 76/2002 on unemployment benefit and employment stimulation. The same law sets the Pre-redundancy counselling services .

Content of measure

This instrument is available to employees who are to be made redundant and to persons who are at risk of losing their job. At the request of the employee, the local employment agency provides free of charge consulting and support services to the employees who will be made redundant for starting an independent business activity. The support refers to legal, marketing, financial, efficient management methods and techniques, as well as other consulting services.

Local employment agencies act as providers of consulting and support services for setting up a new business. Private providers of consultancy and assistance services for setting up a new business include private companies, professional organisations, foundations can also provide consultancy and assistance to start a new business and associations specialised in these fields. With this aim, the employment agencies conclude contracts with such private providers.

Use of measure

A relatively small number of beneficiaries effectively started an independent activity. By contrast, consultancy for finding a new job appeared to be more effective.

In 2019, 90 persons initiated an independent activity or business from a total of 415 beneficiary persons of this type of services. In 2020, 122 persons initiated an independent activity or business from a total of 272 beneficiary persons of this type of services. In 2021, 32 persons initiated an independent activity or business from a total of 244 beneficiary persons of this type of services.

In 2022, 517 persons received advisory and assistance services for self-employment and business start-up. No data is available about the number of persons who initiated independent activity or business.

In 2023, 304 persons received advisory and assistance services for self-employment and business start-up. No data is available about the number of persons who initiated independent activity or business.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Employees in standard employment		Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) Public employment service	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Unknown	Unknown
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

There is no publicly available information about the social partners' involvement in designing, implementing and monitoring the measure.

Views and reactions

There is no publicly available information about the social partners' views or reaction on the measure.

Sources

• 31 December 2013: Quarterly statistical bulletin on labour and social protection, no. 4/2013 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2014: Quarterly statistical bulletin on labour and social protection, no. 4/2014 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2015: Quarterly statistical bulletin on labour and social protection, no. 4/2015 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 January 2016: The National Agency for Employment Activity Report for 2015 (www.anofm.ro)
• 31 December 2016: Quarterly statistical bulletin on labour and social protection, no. 4/2016 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2017: Quarterly statistical bulletin on labour and social protection, no. 4/2017 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2018: Report on social inclusion in Romania in 2018 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2018: Quarterly statistical bulletin on labour and social protection, no.4 /2018 (www.mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2019: Statistical bulletin on labour and social protection 2019 (Buletin statistic în domeniul muncii și protecției sociale în anul 2019) (mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2020: Statistical bulletin on labour and social protection 2020 (Buletin statistic în domeniul muncii și protecției sociale în anul 2020) (mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2021: Statistical bulletin on labour and social protection 2021 (Buletin statistic în domeniul muncii și protecției sociale în anul 2021) (mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2022: Statistical bulletin on labour and social protection 2022 (Buletin statistic în domeniul muncii și protecției sociale în anul 2022) (mmuncii.ro)
• 31 December 2023: Statistical bulletin on labour and social protection 2023 (Buletin statistic în domeniul muncii și protecției sociale în anul 2023) (mmuncii.ro)