The insertion incentive is a sum of money granted by the state to those who return to work from parental leave (CCC) before the child is two/three years old or after the child is two/three years old until the age of three/four.
The amount of the incentive can be 1,500 lei or 650 lei, depending on when the child returns to work.
According to Article 13 of the Methodological Norms for the application of OUG 111/2010, the right to the insertion incentive is established as follows:
a) for the person who benefits from the parental leave and monthly allowance provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Emergency Ordinance, the request for granting shall be accompanied only by the proof issued by the employer or, as the case may be, by other documents issued by the competent authorities or by the declaration on own responsibility from which it results that the person realizes or will realize income subject to tax;
b) for the person who, although entitled, does not apply for the granting of parental leave and monthly allowance provided for in Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Emergency Ordinance, the application shall be accompanied by the supporting documents necessary to establish this right, among those provided for in Article 6.
For persons who apply for the insertion incentive after the child reaches the age of 2 or 3 years, respectively, in the case of a child with disabilities, provided for in Article 7 paragraph (2) of the Emergency Ordinance, it is granted as follows:
a) starting from the day following the day on which the entitled person earns income subject to tax, in compliance with the time limit provided for in Article 15, paragraph (1) letter c1) of the Emergency Ordinance;
b) starting from the date of submission of the application if the application is submitted after the deadline provided for in Article 15, paragraph (1), letter c1) of the Emergency Ordinance.
The insertion incentive is granted to any of the parents or any of the persons referred to in Article 8, paragraph (2) of OUG 111/2010 (persons who adopted the child, to whom the child has been entrusted for adoption or who has the child in foster care or in emergency placement, with the exception of the professional maternal assistant who can benefit from these rights only for his/her children, as well as the person who has been appointed guardian), who has completed at least one month of parental leave.
According to article 7, paragraph (1) of OUG 111/2010, persons who, during the period in which they are entitled to benefit from the parental leave provided for in article 2, paragraph (1), obtain income subject to tax according to article 3, paragraph (1) are entitled to an insertion incentive, as follows:
a) in the amount of 1.500 lei, if the entitled persons obtain income before the child reaches the age of 6 months, respectively 1 year in the case of a child with disabilities. The amount of 1,500 lei is granted until the child reaches the age of 2 years, respectively 3 years in the case of disabled children;
b) in the amount of 650 lei if the entitled persons obtain income after the child reaches the age of 6 months, respectively 1 year in the case of a child with disabilities.
As a novelty, from this year, through an addition to the ordinance on parental leave, adopters who are beneficiaries of the accommodation leave are listed among those who can claim the insertion incentive when they return to work from this leave.
Persons who have completed their childcare leave and earn taxable income according to Article 3(1) shall receive the integration incentive in the amount provided for in paragraph 1(b) after the child reaches the age of 2 years, respectively 3 years in the case of a disabled child until the child reaches the age of 3 years, respectively 4 years in the case of a disabled child. This integration incentive is also granted to the persons referred to in Article 7, paragraph 1.
According to article 15, paragraph (1), the rights provided by this emergency ordinance representing allowances and insertion incentive are established as follows:
a) starting from the day following the day on which the maternity leave ends, according to the law, if the request is submitted within 60 working days from that date;
b) from the date of the child’s birth, if the application is submitted within 60 working days of that date, in the case of persons who do not meet the conditions, according to the law, for the granting of maternity leave and the related allowance;
c) from the date of adoption, guardianship, placement or custody, if the application is submitted within 60 working days from the date on which the child protection measures were approved or, as the case may be, instituted
Useful information:
- If the person in question does not give notice, the leave and the allowance or, where applicable, the insertion incentive are reduced by one month (article 4^1 of the implementing rules of OUG 111/2010 approved by HG 52/2011).
- According to article 12 paragraph (7) in the situation provided for in paragraph (1) whether or not the other parent chooses to benefit from the leave of at least one month according to the provisions of article 11 paragraph (2) of the Emergency Ordinance, during this period the insertion incentive is not granted.
- It is also important to mention that PFAs are entitled, just like employees, to enter the CCC, but also to receive the insertion incentive.
Legal basis:
– HG no.52/2011 for the approval of the methodological norms for the application of the provisions of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 111/2010 on leave and monthly childcare allowance;
– OUG 111/2010 on leave and monthly child-raising allowance.