France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
Are you looking to take on a long-term seconded worker from Romania? Intermann, your Franco-Romanian recruitment agency, takes a look at the maximum duration of a contract for a Romanian seconded worker in France, and the solutions available to keep skilled workers in your company after the secondment contract has ended.
The duration of a posting contract varies according to the country of origin of the posted worker and the country of destination.
In the case of the secondment of a Romanian worker to a French company, the secondment contract is a "contract of employment". 6-month renewable contract, which can be renewed up to 3 times per worker. The maximum duration of a secondment contract is therefore 24 months, divided into 4 periods of 6 months each.
In fact, this 24-month limit was introduced by Romanian law in August 2020 and is still in force today.
Once you've reached the limit for renewing the secondment contract, there are several options available if you wish to keep the seconded worker with your company. The first solution is to take a break, during which the Romanian worker will return to his home country. This break will reset the duration of the secondment contract. The 24-month limit applies to consecutive months.
You can also hire the Romanian worker under another type of contract, such as a permanent contract. If the worker agrees, this will enable you to continue working with him/her over the longer term. However, if you opt for this solution, you must discuss this with the secondment company beforehandIn other words, even before offering the CDI or new contract to the seconded Romanian worker.
In our experience as as a Franco-Romanian recruitment agencythe majority of Romanians seconded to France do not want to settle in the country long-term.
For most temporary Romanian workers, it's actually simpler to remain a Romanian resident and therefore stay on a secondment contract.
However, you should be aware that few Romanians are interested in a long-term career in France. It will be all the more difficult to keep them with your company over the longer term if the working conditions on offer are not attractive. Indeed, in the construction sector, Romanian workers are in high demand throughout the European Union in France, but also in Belgium, Luxembourg, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Denmark... They may even be approached by non-EU countries.such as Switzerland, Israel, Canada and the United States.
The most competent Romanian construction workers continually receive offers from abroad on social networks or by telephone canvassing, and will therefore easily leave your company if they are offered better working conditions elsewhere.
If you want to keep a Romanian seconded worker for the long term, it's important to ensure good working and housing conditions for the duration of the secondment!
Examples of professions that frequently use secondment
France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
France and Romania have always enjoyed a special relationship, thanks to the undeniable love of the French-speaking world among a large part of the Romanian population.
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