Background information

In the context of spreading the pandemic effects, the current ordinance responds to the need to adopt urgent measures to protect children's health and safety, so as to ensure the presence of parents to supervise them during the suspension of classes or closure of schools. The measures are also related to the parents' professional activity and the employers' activity, in the situation when the teaching activity in the educational units, including those of early preschool and preschool education is limited or suspended. This case is up-dated by the case RO-2020-35/1706 .

Content of measure

GEO no. 147 from 27 August 2020 stipulated the conditions under which parents are granted days off while the school activity of their children is suspended. The measure applies for one parent/family (or legal guardian), whose children are below 12 years old, or below 26 years old if they have disabilities, and are enrolled in school. The allowance for each day off is in the amount of 75% of the basic salary corresponding to a working day, but not more than the daily correspondent of 75% of the average gross earnings. Employees in certain categories of enterprises can benefit from days off only with the consent of the employer, while others in certain sectors with continuous activity have more restricted rights in this regard.

Use of measure

Not known, the students' transition to online education depends on the pandemic evolution.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Parents in employment	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Trade unions Employers' organisations Company / Companies	Companies National funds

Social partners

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

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Consulted	Consulted
Form	Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies	Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies

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

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level

Involvement

The representatives of the Economic and Social Council, a body with a consultative role regarding the activity of the Government and the Parliament, approved the normative act, proposing at the same time a series of amendments.

Views and reactions

Some of the observations made by the representatives of the Economic and Social Council refer to the resolution of existing contradictions in the text regarding the time period when the days off may be granted, or to the categories of personnel exempted from these provisions.

Sources

• 27 August 2020: GEO no. 147 of 27 August 2020 on granting days off for parents in order to supervise their children, in case of limitation or suspension of teaching activities (legislatie.just.ro)