Romania drafts ordinance to restrict transfers in public sector and regulate work after retirement

Romania’s Ministry of Labor has published for consultation a draft emergency ordinance (OUG) that would ban transfers and secondments between public institutions until the end of 2026, Cursdeguvernare.ro reported. The measure is intended to prevent civil servants from circumventing upcoming staff reductions as the government prepares a broad administrative reform that will cut tens of thousands of positions in the public sector.

Currently, transfers and secondments allow civil servants to secure posts in other state bodies when staff reductions are applied, since institutions are obliged to reserve the position. The new ordinance would suspend this practice until December 31, 2026, ensuring that workforce downsizing cannot be avoided through administrative manoeuvres.