With P.D. 62/2025, the codification of the legislation governing both individual and collective labor law was carried out, aiming to create a unified Code that aspires to serve as a key reference point for the interpretation and application of labor law, as well as for the future development and modification of the relevant legislation.

The codification process does not involve any change to the existing regulatory framework, as no new regulations are introduced nor are existing provisions canceled or amended. Instead, all current regulations are systematically compiled and organized with thematic coherence and logical sequence to facilitate access and search within the current legislative framework. In case of any discrepancy between the text of the Code and the original legislative provision, the latter prevails and is applied.

The purpose of this codification is to assist all those who are directly or indirectly involved with labor issues, such as employees and employers, lawyers, judges, legal professionals, trade unions, and other professionals in the field. Simultaneously, it upholds the principles of good legislation and contributes substantially to enhancing legal certainty.

Among other things, this codified labor legislation includes the basic provisions related to employment contracts, their definition and content, their formation and termination, working hours (including working time and holidays), remuneration, and related matters.

This edition, titled "2026 Individual Employment Law Guide (P.D. 62/2025)", is fully updated both structurally and in content. It contains a detailed analysis primarily of provisions concerning individual labor law, with references to collective labor law where necessary, and is also updated with provisions from Law 5265/2026 (Government Gazette A’ 3/10.1.2026). It includes all recent changes regarding:

• Working time limitations
• Workday arrangement
• Division of leave into parts
• Extension of maternity leave for foster care
• Extension of dismissal protections for adoptive mothers
• Unilateral detrimental change in case of digital work card incorporation
• Protection against dismissal due to refusal to perform overtime work

The end of the Code features an Appendix, listing all original legislative sources used for the codification, as well as two practical tables:

• Table of codified provisions
• Table of provisions being codified

Additionally, detailed tables categorize violations and specify administrative fines imposed by the Labor Inspectorate for violations of:

• General labor legislation,
• The digital work card system, as well as
• Violations of labor law and health and safety regulations that are directly demonstrable, according to Ministerial Decision 80016/2022.

Finally, the work thoroughly analyzes the following topics:

• Employment contracts (indefinite and fixed-term, part-time, telework, digital platform work, apprenticeship)
• Work compensation (wages, holiday allowances, night work, sickness, work-related accidents, maternity, holidays, out-of-town work, etc.)
• Working hours (overtime, extra hours, breaks)
• Holidays and flexible work arrangements
• Termination of employment contract and dismissal
• Special categories of workers (minors, conscripts)
• Temporary Employment Agencies (TEA)
• Private and public sector employees (IDAH – IDOH)

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Page: 801

ISBN: 978-618-209-137-1