Romania: single parents can no longer be forced to work nights

As of 3 June, single parents raising their children cannot be forced to work at night. This provision, which already applied to pregnant women, mothers and breastfeeding mothers, was extended to single parents by law 161 of 29 May 2024 (published in official journal on 31 May). Several reasons were cited by the legislator: the safety of the child at night, who would remain either in the care of someone other than the parent or alone in the house; the possibility that the parent may not be...