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Working in Romania: contracts, minimum wage, leave and unemployment benefit
Working in Romania as a European: written contract, probation, 40-hour week, 20 days of leave, the 4,325 lei minimum wage, notice and unemployment benefit.
6 min readFamily and workSchools in Romania for expat children: enrolment, catchment areas and the school year
Schools in Romania for expat children: compulsory education from age 4, catchment areas, preparatory class, foreign school years and the 2026-27 calendar.
6 min readFamily and workRomania PFA: how to work as a freelancer and what you pay
Romania PFA explained: ONRC registration, real system or income norm, 10% tax, CAS and CASS thresholds for 2026, the VAT limit and the annual return.
6 min readFamily and workRetiring in Romania: S1, pension tax and the Romanian pension age
Retiring in Romania from another EU country: the S1, residence proof, pension tax above 3,000 lei, the Romanian pension age and the rules for Britons.
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