The bill, developed by the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice and the State Security Service, proposes that civilian personnel from the defense, public order and national security agencies have the right to reduce their seniority in the state pension system under special conditions or under special conditions similar to the provisions , which apply to military personnel, respectively police officers.

The Ministry of National Defense announced on Monday that it is “bringing up for public discussion a regulatory act initiated and developed by the institutions of defense, public order and national security, with the aim of creating a regulatory framework that allows for the inclusion of civilian personnel.” from their own institutions in special and special working conditions”.

In essence, the Ministry of Defense claims that civilian personnel of public defense, public order, and national security agencies work in military units, at the same workplaces, and together with military personnel, police officers, and civil servants with special status. In practice, civilian personnel many times work side by side with military personnel in the same “special” conditions, and remuneration for the calculation of seniority should be calculated equally for both categories.

“Civilian personnel in military units work on contract or in government positions and are engaged in almost all professions and specialties that exist at the national level. The organization of military structures in peacetime requires, with the exception of combat units, organizational formations in which both military and civilian functions are provided, within the framework of which activities are carried out by mixed teams consisting of military personnel and civilian personnel,” it is reported. MApN.

• In particular, the legislative proposal is directed creation of civil personnel law which carry out their activities in the institutions of defense, public order and national security reduction of the period of contributions to the state pension system, made under special conditions or under special conditions, by providing additional periods to the calculation of seniority, for the purpose of retirement, in accordance with the provisions applicable to military personnel, respectively policemen.

MApN: The change directly contributes to the professional performance of civilian personnel

“The adoption of this legislative initiative will directly contribute to increasing the professional efficiency of civilian personnel who perform activities together and in the same conditions as military personnel and police officers, through motivation that meets the requirements of the workplace and activities. is carried out in defense, public order and national security institutions and increases organizational effectiveness by strengthening the cohesion of mixed microstructures in terms of the status of the personnel that make them up.

These expected results have a direct and positive impact on ensuring the proper functionality and efficiency of the institutions of defense, public order and national security and the execution of their missions and objectives in terms of efficiency,” explains MApN.

Thus, the draft law harmonises the conditions for the reduction of the seniority of the pension contribution between civilians and military personnel working in “special conditions”, the reduction of which for both categories cannot exceed 13 years, according to the law.

• You can get acquainted with the draft law, including the rationale, here. (.pdf, 281 KB)

The difference between civilian personnel of the defense system and other budget employees, according to the draft law

According to the rationale of the draft law, it is stated that “unlike other employees of the budget or private sectors, civilian personnel of the system of defense, public order, and national security meet certain requirements and have special duties at the workplace, such as, for example, participation in events of a military nature, for the gradual improvement of the ability to carry out observation, military training, application and mobilization exercises, the obligation to report to the unit under conditions of state establishment. siege or state of emergency”.

“In army structures, there are numerous jobs and activities that are performed jointly by military personnel and civilian personnel, the inclusion of which in working conditions (other or special) is related only to the professional status of the relevant persons, and not to specific conditions. in which they carry out their activities,” the project states.

• “Under these conditions, it is necessary to take measures that will lead to equal treatment of military personnel and policemen, on the one hand, and civilian personnel, on the other hand, who work in the field of defense, public order and national security. and who perform the same activities, under the same conditions and with the same performance standards, but whose activities are framed in special or special working conditions in a different way, in relation to their status, taking into account the fact that civilian personnel also contribute significantly ensuring the functionality and fulfillment of the missions of the institutions of which they are a part.” – says the motivational statement.

According to the bill, the legislative amendment will have an impact on more than 77 million lei per year.