In the contract you sign there is a clause that states that sick leave with pay is subject to Romanian Labour laws.
This looks very innocuous until you need it. Image having an accident in Bucharest or being assaulted and needing treatment or time off school for several weeks without pay.
To be entitled to sick leave with pay you need:
- Legitimatza
- Work permit
- To have been enrolled with a Romanian family doctor and to have been checked by them months before any health problems arise. (this is NOT going to clinics like Biomed (Corina (the owner) will tell you otherwise but she is lying)
It is a requirement of Romanian labour law that an employer is responsible for seeing that their employees are hitched up to a Romanian Family doctor at the start of their employment.
When we were there only 6 of 20 odd international staff got legitimatza and most of those only got it in February /March and only if they were staying for a second year.
Net result is that most staff are not covered should they have the misfortune of an accident or illness while employed at BSB
