In order to motivate employees, as well as to express gratitude for their efforts within the company, employers may decide to grant gifts/bonuses to their employees. Granting these bonuses is an option for employers, as they are not legally obligated to provide them. Regarding the taxation system for these sums in the form of gifts/bonuses,...
The notion of a personal file is regulated by Government Decision no. 905/2017 regarding the general register of employee records, which stipulates that employers are obliged to compile a personal file for each employee under an individual employment contract, to keep it in good condition at the employer’s headquarters, or, as the case may be,...
The practice of employing “Shadow AI” essentially involves projects or initiatives developed within an organization without official approval or in the absence of support from IT departments or other entities responsible for managing AI technology. These projects are often undertaken by individual employees or small teams using ad-hoc AI tools and techniques to address specific...
The issuance of Government Decision No. 970/2023 on October 12, 2023, approving the Methodology for the prevention and combating of gender-based and moral harassment in the workplace, has led to the imposition of new obligations on employers. Employers are required to establish and implement a unified and coherent framework concerning both the integration of gender...
The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) has successfully conducted verifications in the most controversial and innovative sector, that being marketing promoted through social media influencers, which has rapidly gained a prominent position in the top promotion methods in recent years. The verification action targeted 10 content creators who currently enjoy the highest visibility in...
The Labor Code provides, in Article 16, the possibility of using electronic signatures for individual employment contracts, their additional acts, as well as for other documents in the field of labor relations (annexes, job descriptions, etc.). In this regard, the contracting parties may choose to use advanced or qualified electronic signatures in addition to handwritten...
In order to support grieving families, the social assistance system in Romania offers two categories of financial aid: funeral assistance and burial assistance. Funeral assistance aims to provide financial support to the family of the deceased person so that they can cope with unexpected expenses related to the death. This assistance can be obtained from...
Through an announcement, the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) has stated that, starting from September 20, 2023, several documents previously required for individuals applying for appointments to submit applications for obtaining employment permits for foreign workers will be removed from the IGI Portal application. This new measure is taken to support employers interested in hiring...
Managing the Risks Associated with the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence at the Company Level – the Need for Internal Policy Implementation Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), viewed as a branch of artificial intelligence, aims to create models and algorithms capable of generating new and creative content. Thus, by automatically learning complex patterns and subsequently using...
The distribution of working hours during the week is usually uniform – eight hours per day for five days, with two days of rest, and the minimum weekly rest period is 48 consecutive hours, which are typically on Saturdays and Sundays. If work does not follow this pattern, meaning that the employee works on weekends...
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