With an experience of more than 23 years in employment field our team of experts provides advice and support on the full range of labour matters.
- Individual employment agreements and collective bargaining agreements
- Transfer of employees, outsourcing and in-sourcing
- Collective negotiation
- Restructuring, reorganization and voluntary retirement schemes
- Key management exit and compensation
- Disciplinary dismissal and professional unfitness procedure
- Individual dismissal and collective dismissal / collective layoff / collective redundancy
- Temporary work
- Work from home and telework
- Privacy and data protection in employment relationship
- Discrimination and harassment
- Internal regulations and policies
- Trade unions and employees’ representatives
- Industrial actions
- Professional training
- Immigration
- Workplace health and safety
- Labour litigations
Our work on Employment matters includes assistance to:
- A leading worldwide retail company with respect to various employment matters, such as disciplinary procedures, including participation in investigation meetings and drafting all related documentation (decisions for appointing the disciplinary commission, minutes of disciplinary meetings, decisions for sanctioning the employees, etc), professional evaluation and dismissal for professional unfitness, reorganization of activity, individual and collective dismissal, internal regulations and various internal policies applicable to the employees, collective bargaining agreement and individual employment agreements, telework and work from home, internship agreements, working schedule and rotative patterns, working time and rest time, discrimination issues, protection of employees’ personal data, background check, electronic signature in employment relationships, training for HR
- An international engineering professional services company in connection with reorganisation and dismissal of employees, reviewing the internal regulations, reviewing the employment agreement concluded with top management employees, fiscal facilities for employees in construction/engineering field, relocation of employees and employees’ related rights, termination of employment agreements.
- The Romanian subsidiary of a well-known clothing design and manufacturing company in relation to reorganisation and employees’ dismissal, protection of certain categories of employees, unemployment benefits, electronic signature in employment relationships, various benefits granted to the employees, working time and rest time, employees representatives and negotiation of collective labour agreement, part-time employment contracts, retention and archiving employment documents ,assistance in connection with various employment related measures in the context of coronavirus pandemic, drafting all employment documents related to measures taken due to the restrictions imposed by the Government, assisting the client in connection with all employment issues raised by the pandemic crisis and various support measures granted by state in pandemic context.
- A multinational company operating in the field of digital marketing in relation to various day to day employment matters including: drafting the employment agreement for employees working at offices and for teleworkers, advising on various matters related to telework activity and teleworkers rights, secondment the employees in various UE/non-UE countries and from UE/non-UE countries in Romania and related formalities, reviewing various internal regulations and policies, assessment of data flow re information collected and processed for human resources and recruitment purposes, drafting various policies in connection with protection of personal data applicable for candidates and employees, termination of employment agreement for disciplinary reasons and for professional unfitness.
- A local company performing technical assessments in construction field in connection with undertaking of the on-going business from a multinational company, including transfer of employees, assets and on-going contracts, post-acquisition employment matters, various employment measures taken in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, health and safety at work and special measures necessary for preventing spread of coronavirus at workplace, various support measures granted by state in pandemic context, reducing the working schedule and telework.
- A multinational provider of trade show services in connection with day-to-day employment related matters such as: assistance in the disciplinary procedure, including participation in investigation meetings and drafting all related documentation, reviewing the employment contract and internal regulations, employees’ delegation abroad, drafting various policies and notices in connection with processing of personal data for employment, recruitment and monitoring purposes, assistance in connection with internship activity and drafting the related documentation, available remedies in case the employees breach the non-compete obligations, reorganisation of activity and termination of employment agreement assisting and drafting all employment documents related to various measures taken due to COVID-19 pandemic, assisting the client in connection with the support granted by the state for employees and employers as well as in litigation initiated by a former employee asking for various salary rights.
- A multi-level marketing company in connection with negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement, amendment of internal regulations and implementation of various policies, employees’ delegation abroad and related employees’ rights, termination of employment agreement,various employment measures in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, health and safety at work, measures for preventing spread of coronavirus at workplace, data protection matters related to vaccination/Covid tests, telework and related obligations, electronic signature in employment relationship, temporary employees hired through temporary work agent, early termination of temporary missions, rights of temporary employees.
- An international NGO active worldwide in relation to disciplinary investigation procedures, including participating in disciplinary investigation meetings and drafting all related documentation, various benefits granted to the employees and fiscal treatment thereof, termination of employment agreements, working schedule and rotating shifts, protection of employees’ sensitive personal data in the pandemic context, transfer of employees and activity from another NGO.
- A company operating in the field of telecommunication services in connection with the impact of coronavirus in employment relationship, reviewing documents related to measures taken due to pandemic, assistance in connection with employees’ leave and processing employees’ personal data.
- A leading cloud connectivity company in connection with dismissal of employees, termination of employment agreement during probationary period, collective bargaining agreement, information/consultation with employees’ representatives.
- An international IT company in connection with various employment related measures in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, reduction of working schedule, addendum to employment agreements, unlimited vacation policy, return to office analysis, COVID 19 mitigation measures in the workplace, required and recommended facilities/measures for the workplace in the pandemic context, cross border transfer of employees’ personal data.
- An international credit institution in connection with disciplinary dismissal, dismissal for professional unfitness and dismissal for reasons not related to employees (reorganisation), suspension of employment agreement and various issues related to consultation and negotiation with employees’ representatives.
- A multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration and power generation products, in connection with individual and collective layoff, working from home and telework, including tax related matters and various employment measures in the context of coronavirus pandemic.
- A multinational professional services company, in connection with work through temporary work agents and various matters related to employment relationships with EU citizens.
- A leading consulting and software development company in connection with reorganization of activity and collective redundancy, disciplinary liability, harassment and various data protection matters.
- One of the biggest supermarket chains in Romania in connection with lease of personnel, retention and archiving of HR documents, data protection matters in the process of recruitment and employment, processing personal data of employees in the context of performing an analysis of the workforce and employees’ retention in order to reduce staff turnover, processing employees’ personal data on intranet, amendment of employment contracts for management employees having responsibilities regarding processing of personal data, processing personal data of temporary employees employed through temporary work agent.
- An international provider of integrated marketing services on day-to-day employment matters such as: telework, employment agreements, health and safety at workplace, electronic signature.
- A global insurance and asset management provider, in connection with termination of employment agreement, probationary period, processing personal data of employees, maternity protection at workplace as well as in a litigation initiated by a former employee challenging the termination of employment agreement and asking for various salary rights.
- One of the world’s leading companies in the water treatment field in connection with various day to day employment matters, including individual employment agreements, various requests of employees, transfer of employees, as well as in litigation initiated by several former employees claiming various rights in connection with employment relationships.
- A leading international media company which owns various television channels in relation to implementing bonus scheme and leave service recognition programs at the level of Romanian subsidiaries and internal rules re personal relationship at work.
- A company operating in the field of gas exploration and production in relation to reorganisation of the activity, termination of employment agreements, amending internal regulations, employees’ delegation, as well as representing the client in a litigation regarding the disciplinary sanctioning of its employee.
- A multinational distributor of plastic and chemical products in relation to implementation of various procedures in employment relationship and related documentation, telework activity, drafting the Internal Regulations and termination of employment agreement.
Testimonials
A client praises Placintescu Riti & Asociatii’s “knowledge and responsiveness” and adds: “The employment team is there every time we need and always provides us quickly with clear advice. (Chambers Europe, 2022)
“A very serious and professional firm that offers legal services at the level of the top big firms and the balance between quality and price is excellent. We have a close relationship with our lawyers which is beneficial for our business. Ana-Maria Plăcintescu and Bogdan Riti are always there when we need them and their services are of the highest standards.” (Legal 500, 2020)
“They are on point, up to date with every law and have an answer for everything quickly. All team members were extremely helpful, knowledgeable and always on top of everything.” (Legal 500, 2020)
“I know that we can always rely on their help; the help is provided quickly and is comprehensive.”(Chambers Europe, 2020)
Clients describe the employment practice as “flexible” and praise the lawyers for their “solid arguments when presenting opinions”. (Chambers Europe, 2020)