271 A New Approach in the Social Field – Law No. 62/2011

Abstract

Law no. 62/2011 of social dialogue, as it was regulated by the lawmaker, comes and reuniteswithin it a series of fundamental institutions in social matters, such as: social dialogue (trade unions,employees’ representatives, owners’ associations), the Economic and Social Council, the collectiveemployment contract, labour conflicts and, not lastly, a series of elements pertaining to labour jurisdiction. Itthus abrogates the old regulations in the matter: Law no. 54/2003 with respect to trade unions, Law no.356/2001 regarding owners’ associations, Law no. 109/1997 regarding the organizing and functioning of theEconomic and Social Council, Law no. 130/1996 with respect to the collective employment contracts, Lawno. 168/1999 regarding the settling of labour conflicts and Government Decision (G.D.) no. 369/2009regarding the establishment and functioning of the social dialogue commissions at the level of the centralpublic administration and at the territorial level.

Keywords

• collective relations
• trade union
• collective labour conflicts
• jurisdiction