Monitoring employees: what GDPR allows and where abuse begins
Guide to employee monitoring: the conditions set by the Labour Code and GDPR, the proportionality test, prior notice, video cameras, work email and geolocation.
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Guide to employee monitoring: the conditions set by the Labour Code and GDPR, the proportionality test, prior notice, video cameras, work email and geolocation.

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 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.

Guide to salary deductions: the due, liquid and enforceable debt condition, the one-third and one-half caps, the order of priority and what an employer cannot withhold unilaterally.

Days off for marriage, birth or bereavement: what art. 152 of the Codul Muncii provides, why in the private sector the number of days is set by the internal rules, and how to grant them.

A guide to handing equipment to employees: what the proces-verbal must contain, how to establish liability, what the Codul Muncii says about charging losses and how to handle returns.

Guide to employee certificates: employment, income and length-of-service, what data they contain, the legal duty to issue them, the deadlines and how to automate the process.

Probation period guide (art. 31 of the Labour Code): 90 days for non-management roles, 120 for management, 30 for people with disabilities, the employee's rights and how it ends.

A guide to choosing time tracking software in 2026: what it must include, check-in methods (QR, NFC, GPS, kiosk), art. 119 compliance and the link to payroll.

The complete list of documents required for hiring in Romania: what the employee brings, the contract and the job description, the REGES deadline and the personnel file.

What the attendance register is, what art. 119 of the Labour Code says, who must keep one and which fields to fill in. Editable template included.

Resignation under the Codul Muncii: a downloadable template, the notice period (20/45 days), resigning without notice and what obligations the employer has.

Guide to the internal rules of procedure (ROI): the legal basis (art. 242 Labour Code), who must have them, minimum content, consultation, notification and enforceability.

A guide to working time (Codul Muncii): the 8h/day and 40h/week norm, the 48h maximum, shift work, night work, the meal break and the mandatory rest periods.

Guide to paying untaken leave: cash compensation only on termination (art. 144, 146 Codul muncii), the formula based on the average of the last 3 months and the 18-month carry-over.

Time tracking and the Labour Code: why it is mandatory (art. 119), what methods exist (paper, RFID/NFC, QR, kiosk, web/mobile) and how to choose the right one.

A practical guide to overtime in 2026: the 48h/week cap, the minimum 75% premium, compensation with paid time off and the employer's record-keeping duties.

The complete calendar of public holidays in Romania in 2026: every legal holiday with its day of the week, the bridge days, working on holidays and how to plan time tracking.