REFLECTIONS ON WORKING TIME - AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Conducting work within a specified number of hours and according to a certain programis a defining feature of the individual labour contract, one of the criteria for differentiating itfrom civil or commercial legal relationships with a similar object. Considering thesecharacteristics of the employment contract, it is particularly important to analyze the legalframework to determine whether the current statutory regulation of international and Europeanlevel is respected by the national law. It is equally important to identify the main lines of action,so as to create a balance between capital positions represented by the employer and labourrepresented by the employee, within the individual employment relationship