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 program is a defining feature of the individual labour contract, one of the criteria for differentiating it from civil or commercial legal relationships with a similar object. Considering these characteristics of the employment contract, it is particularly important to analyze the legal framework to determine whether the current statutory regulation of international and European level 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 labour represented by the employee, within the individual employment relationship.