Decision approved/ Compensation of up to 50% for firefighters who work overtime and during holidays

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Decision approved/ Compensation of up to 50% for firefighters who work overtime

The government has approved a decision that improves the financial treatment of firefighters, guaranteeing a compensation system and support for their work. The decision adopted at the meeting on July 9 provides for more favorable financial treatment for overtime, night work, weekly rest days and official holidays, as well as establishing clear standards for protecting firefighters from overload at work.

A firefighter who works at night, on weekly rest days and official holidays, within the normal working hours, benefits from a salary supplement in the following amounts:

20% for each hour of work and service performed from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM;

50% for each hour of work and service performed from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM;

25% for each hour of work performed on official holidays and weekly rest days."

Through this decision, the Government aims to increase the motivation of the Fire Protection and Rescue Service personnel, guaranteeing a more dignified financial treatment and better conditions for fulfilling their mission in protecting citizens.

DECISION ON SOME AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO DECISION NO. 203, DATED 10.4.2019, OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, “ON DETERMINING THE CRITERIA, THE AMOUNT OF BENEFIT AND TYPES OF OTHER LEAVES, WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT, IN THE SERVICE OF FIRE PROTECTION AND RESCUE”

In accordance with Article 100 of the Constitution and point 5, Article 30, of Law No. 152/2015, “On the Fire Protection and Rescue Service”, as amended, upon the proposal of the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Council of Ministers

DECIDED:

1. In decision no. 203, dated 10.4.2019, of the Council of Ministers, "On determining the criteria, the extent of benefit and types of other holidays, with or without pay, in the fire protection and rescue service", the following changes and additions are made:

a) Point 4 of Chapter I is amended as follows:

"4. An employee with the rank of service of the Ministry of Defense, who serves at night, on weekly rest days and official holidays, within the normal working hours, benefits from a salary supplement in the amount of:

a) 20% for each hour of work and service performed from 19:00 to 22:00;

b) 50% for each hour of work and service performed from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM;

c) 25% for each hour of work performed on official holidays and weekly rest days.".

b) After point 4 of Chapter I, points 4/1, 4/2 and 4/3 are added, with the following content:

"4/1. For overtime hours, the employee with the service rank of the Ministry of Defense is compensated with a leave equal to the overtime hours plus 25% of them, when these hours are performed on regular working days or with the overtime hours plus 50% of them, when the hours are performed on days off, holidays or from 22:00 to 6:00.

4/2. An employee with the rank of service of the Ministry of Defense, when official holidays fall on rest days, is treated with an additional rest day or payment for 8 (eight) hours, calculated on top of the hourly wage specified in point 2 of this chapter.

4/3. The salary supplement, according to point 4 of this chapter, is paid together with the monthly salary, within one month from the day the service was performed. Compensation for additional working hours with time off, according to points 4/1 and 4/2 of this chapter, is made within 2 (two) months from the day they were performed. In case of impossibility of compensating for additional working hours with time off, the employee is compensated with a salary supplement, according to the measure determined in points 4/1 and 4/2 of this chapter.”

c) After point 6 of chapter I, point 6/1 is added, with the following content:

“6/1. The maximum number of overtime hours for an operational employee of the Ministry of Health service may not exceed 200 (two hundred) hours per year. With the authorization of the inspectorate responsible for labor inspection, the maximum number of overtime hours may be exceeded only in cases of force majeure or civil emergency management for the benefit of the population.”

ç) Point 8 of Chapter I is repealed.

d) In point 1, of Chapter II, the terms “fire commissioner”, “chief fire inspector” and “fire inspector” are replaced, respectively, with “chief fire commissioner”, “fire commissioner” and “deputy fire commissioner”.

2. The additional financial effects resulting from the implementation of this decision are borne by the state budget, through unconditional sectoral transfers to municipalities.

3. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Directorate of Fire Protection and Rescue and local self-government units are charged with the implementation of this decision.

This decision enters into force upon publication in the "Official Gazette".


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