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06.10.2026

Romania's retention paradox: employees stay, but out of fear

At first glance, the numbers look like a good year for any HR director in Romania: fewer employees want to leave, and more are willing to go beyond what is asked of them. The 2026 edition of PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears survey, however, ...

06.10.2026

3 min

Internal career change: only 17% of Romanian employees ask for support

For many employees in Romania, a career change means leaving the company, not switching roles inside it. The Nova Growth Hub study on career change in 2026 shows where the link breaks: 44% of respondents say their employer supports lateral moves ...

05.10.2026

3 min

Romania unemployment holds at 6.4%, but youth joblessness hits 30.8%: what it means for 2027 hiring

At first glance, Romania's labour market looks stable. According to provisional data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS, Romania's official statistics agency) on Thursday, 1 October, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ...

05.10.2026

4 min

Romanian employees work 40.1 hours a week vs 36.6 EU average: what HR can change

Employees in Romania worked an average of 40.1 usual hours per week in 2025. That is the highest figure in the European Union for this category, tied with Cyprus, according to Eurostat's study on actual and usual working hours, based on the EU ...

28.09.2026

4 min

Romanian workers demand 30% more than employers offer in 2026

Employees in Romania are asking, on average, nearly 30% more than employers are willing to pay. The figure comes from the 2026 Romania Salary Barometer, published by International Work Finder, and it describes a labour market where candidate ...

28.09.2026

5 min

21,700 Romanian fathers took parental leave in 2025

You are thinking about having a child, or you have just found out one is on the way, and the practical question that few couples discuss early enough shows up: who stays home during the first year? Until not long ago the answer was almost ...

25.09.2026

5 min

32,905 job vacancies in Romania: what the tighter market means

If you are job-hunting right now and feel there are fewer openings than a year ago, you are not imagining it. On 8 September 2026, employers in Romania had 32,905 vacancies on the books, according to ANOFM (the National Employment Agency). That ...

25.09.2026

6 min

Romanian candidates ask 30% more than employers offer in 2026

The gap between what candidates ask for and what employers offer on Romania's labour market has reached roughly 30%. On average, candidates request 7,000 lei net, while companies propose 5,400 lei, according to data recently published by ...

17.09.2026

5 min

9-to-6 in Romanian IT: what the Labour Code says about unpaid breaks

If you work in IT or software development in Romania, it probably feels normal to leave home at 8:30 and get back after 6 p.m. Your contract says eight hours, but you spend nine at the desk or in front of the screen, because the lunch hour ...

09.09.2026

5 min

Commuting in Romania 2026: 53 minutes a day for just 17 km

Romanian employees travel the shortest daily commuting distances in Europe, yet spend nearly 53 minutes on the road every day. It is a paradox that says less about infrastructure and more about how working hours are structured, where offices are ...

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