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Employee’s mobility is on many employers’ agenda for a wide number of reasons, including limited qualified resources and a need to access new labour markets, requirements for experience exchange, focus on encouraging cultural diversity, exposure to the global market, and entering new territories.

New amendments in Romania to the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 132/2020 regulating support measures for employees and employers due to Covid-19 ("GEO no. 132/2020") will enter into force on...

From 2017, Romanian law empowers labour office inspectors to determine if an activity performed under a "work for hire" contract, i.e., based on a contract other than an employment contract...

Host entities will be obliged to inform the territorial unit of the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) about the termination or suspension of the legal relationship with the foreigner...

A new law on social dialogue has recently been adopted in Romania, Law No 367/2022 on social dialogue ("Law No. 367/2022"), repealing the previous regulation, Law No. 62/2011.

In order to stimulate employment, the Romanian state offers employers a number of relatively easily accessible job incentive programmes.

When Romania joined the EU it accepted the Acquis Communitaire, meaning that European and national provisions on the transfer of undertakings are applicable in Romania. However, because of the Romanian legislation, various open questions remain.

G.O. no. 16/2022 introduced a number of changes to the tax regime applicable to certain categories of wage income, the most important of which concerns part-time individual employment contracts.

Microshifting represents a new frontier in workplace flexibility, allowing employees to divide their working day into separate blocks rather than following traditional continuous schedules. As younger generations increasingly demand autonomy over when they work, Romanian employers face practical and legal challenges in implementing this emerging model while maintaining compliance with working time regulations.

In a legal landscape marked by inconsistencies and uneven practices in labour law, the correct application of legal rules is becoming an increasingly difficult goal to achieve.

Romanian employment law is the product of constant changes made over the last years in order to establish equilibrium between the power of union organisations and the power of the employers.

Romanian labour legislation is primarily designed to protect the rights of the employees, in line with EU law.

On 27 April 2026, Government Emergency Ordinance No. 32/2026 (“the Ordinance”) regarding the access of foreign nationals to the Romanian labour market entered into force.

The Labour Inspection Authority can interview and/or observe employers at any time during working hours, with or without prior notice.

Romania's Emergency Ordinance no. 32/2026 fundamentally transforms the employment framework for foreign nationals, introducing a digital "single application" system, two distinct work visa categories, and mandatory recruitment agency authorization. Will these sweeping changes streamline foreign worker employment or create new compliance challenges for Romanian employers navigating shortage occupation lists, financial guarantees, and extensive reporting obligations?

Reglementarea legală a telemuncii a intervenit în anul 2018 ca urmare a unei necesităţi fireşti de adaptare a legislaţiei la realitatea pieţei, care de o perioadă lungă de timp implica prestarea...

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