August 13, 2026
OUG 32/2026 abolished the aviz de angajare — the employment permit — on 8 August 2026, so mobility is no longer discussed in relation to a permit but in relation to the right of residence for the purpose of work and the single application filed on the state's platform. The substance of the link is unchanged: the right is tied to one employer and one specific job, not to the worker as a person.
The ordinance also fixes the timing. A placed worker cannot take the initiative to change employer in the first 6 months from the start of the activity registered in REGES-ONLINE, except in justified cases of serious breach of the contract by the employer. After that interval, the change goes through the placement agency that is party to the placement contract (art. 40).
The part that matters most to the worker is what happens if the job ends early: the placement agency must present at least two offers with another employer within the 90 days of legal stay, and if no new job is found, the cost of the return to the country of origin is borne by the agency or by the authorised employer, not by the worker.
For an employer, the practical conclusion is that an early departure is no longer a private matter between employer and worker — the deadlines and the obligations are set by the ordinance, not by the agency.