THE WAGES SYSTEM IN ROMANIA – BETWEEN CONVERGENCE AND DISCRIMINATION. SUSTAINABILITY OR OVER-REGULATION?

Abstract

The wages system in Romania is a subject of great importance. Although, apparently, the situation on the labour market has improved during the last years, compared to the member countries of the European Union there are many problems in Romania, due to an inadequate structure in the national economy, the way in which privatization and economy restructuring were performed, the mass emigration labour market, which have generated imbalances between labour supply and demand. The paper aims at highlighting the changes in the salary system in Romania in the period of post-accession to the European Union. An analysis was conducted, the official statistical data on the evolution of the average net monthly salary were detailed, differentiated by size classes of economic agents, by gender and by sectors of the national economy.

Keywords

• labour market, discrimination, wages, public sector, private sector