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Practical guides and clear explanations about labour law, time tracking, payroll and compliance in Romania — no jargon, made for small and medium businesses.
Unpaid leave: the legal basis, the employer's right to refuse, the duration set by internal rules, and the effects on length of service, contribution history and insured status.
Payslip guide: the employer's duty to inform, what elements it contains, how to read it line by line, electronic delivery and confidentiality.
Guide to workplace and sexual harassment: the legal definitions, the duty to prevent, the internal complaints procedure, the applicable sanctions and the role of the internal rules.
Guide to employee monitoring: the conditions set by the Labour Code and GDPR, the proportionality test, prior notice, video cameras, work email and geolocation.
Personal deduction guide: the percentage system in art. 77 of the Fiscal Code, the 20–45% grid by dependants, the cancellation threshold and the main-job declaration.
Guide to the payroll register: its role as a supporting document, mandatory content, signing and confidentiality, the archiving term and the link to the payslip.
Guide to delegation and secondment: what sets them apart, the 60-day limit for delegation and one year for secondment, the employee's consent, pay rights and the travel order.
The difference between telework (Legea 81/2018) and home-based work (the Labour Code): where the work is done, what the contract must state, who bears the costs and how hours are recorded.
Guide to the 4% obligation (Legea 448/2006): who it applies to, how it is calculated, paying the state budget instead, workplace adaptation and additional rights.
Night work guide: the 22:00–06:00 window, the 3-hour test, the choice between a schedule shortened by one hour and the 25% premium, medical examinations and protected categories.
Guide to holding several jobs: the right to multiple contracts, the main job and the self-declaration, the effect on the personal deduction, working time limits and REGES reporting.
Guide to the nota de lichidare: why the Codul muncii does not require it yet it stays necessary in practice, the duty for gestionari (Legea 22/1969), content and a template.