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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.
Why time tracking kept apart from payroll produces errors, what data has to flow between the two, and what an integrated chain looks like, from clock-in to accounting export.
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 day labourers: which sectors you can legally use them in, the electronic register, payment at the end of the day, the tax withheld by the beneficiary and the duration limits.
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.
Guide to the job description: full structure, the link to the employment contract and the COR code, its role in appraisal and discipline, plus the mistakes that make it useless.
Dismissal guide: the legal grounds (art. 61 and 65), the mandatory disciplinary investigation, notice periods, when dismissal is prohibited and the risks if it is challenged.
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.
How to keep track of remaining leave days: calculating the balance, pro-rata entitlements, the 18-month carry-over, the classic Excel errors and how to eliminate them.
Retention periods for HR records: the personnel file and contracts, the 5-year rule for payroll registers, what GDPR requires and how to archive electronically.
What data an attendance register must contain in 2026, who fills it in, whether it can be electronic, the fines you risk without one and how it differs from the monthly timesheet.
Overtime calculation step by step: the hourly rate, the minimum 75% premium, compensation with time off within 90 days, combining with the night premium and public holidays.
A practical guide to digitalising time tracking: why Excel becomes a risk, which check-in methods exist (rotating QR, NFC, GPS), how to make the transition and what you gain.