The number of management positions in the Ministry of Energy will be significantly reduced, by about 35%, with 11 such positions to be abolished, and at the level of the entire ministry, the reduction in positions will be 27%, said the relevant minister, Sebastian Burduja, on Wednesday.

“Thus, we propose a significant reduction in management positions by 35%. 11 management positions are being abolished, this means director general, director or/and head of service, plus a position of secretary of state with the related cabinet and expenses and a position of deputy secretary general, with the related expenses. At the level of the entire ministry, the reduction in positions is 27%,” Burduja explained in a press conference.

Specifically, out of 392 employees – including the minister, dignitaries, cabinets – 287 will remain at the Ministry of Energy, and the directors left without a management position will receive an executive position.

“According to the Administrative Code, when a management position is abolished and the respective director is left without a position, you must provide them with an executive position in the ministry. Management positions, 11 ‘go home’, so 35%. We provide them with executive positions, that’s the law. They come to an executive position with a salary of a senior executive advisor, not with a management salary,” the head of the Ministry of Energy said, according to Agerpres.

The salary differences vary depending on the position held within the ministry – head of service, director, general director. For example, a senior advisor has a salary of around 6,000 lei net, and a director can reach somewhere around 10,000 lei, maybe even more.

Regarding the possibility of these decisions being challenged in court, Burduja stated that, in this reorganization process, all legal procedures are being followed.

Sebastian Burduja mentioned that it is estimated that, after the reorganization, salary expenses will decrease by approximately 25%.