Labor

Our dedicated team

advises on all aspects of labor law

Our experience covers representation in contentious cases such as unfair dismissal, disciplinary action and breach of contract, but also advises on non-litigious matters such as negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, executive service agreements, fiscal employment optimization (including secondment arrangements), and internal regulations. We routinely advise on employment-related matters in the context of M&A transactions, including requirements regarding personnel and trade unions.

The firm’s labor practice has also expanded to include white collar crime elements.  We have been engaged on several occasions by the foreign headquarters of multinational companies to pursue actions and protect company interests against rogue employees, as well as conduct investigations as to potential breaches of applicable anti-bribery legislation.

Our labor team headed by Anca Zegrean advises a large number of clients on routine employment matters, such as reviewing and revising standard labor agreements, internal labor regulations, compliance with labor code matters and health and safety requirements, etc. Considering the new regulations addressing the equal treatment and harassment at work, we’ve assisted employers to adapt their internal regulation and working environment to the new legal requirements.

Recent mandates include:

LeasePlan Romania
LeasePlan Romania
Ongoing assistance to LeasePlan Romania, subsidiary of the largest operation leasing company in the world, on general employment and labor matters, including labor audit compliance, implementing legislative measures, providing assistance with termination of employment agreements of various cases, drafting documents, providing assistance with consultations and collective negotiations;
LeasePlan Service Centre
LeasePlan Service Centre
Ongoing assistance to LeasePlan Service Centre, a new support service centre for the European markets of the largest operation leasing company in the world, on all employment matters. Our team also provides ongoing support in implementing the procedures to combat harassment and discrimination in the workplace;
OTP Bank
OTP Bank
Assisting OTP Bank, one of the largest independent financial services providers in CEE, on various employment matters, to ensure compliance with new employment legislation and streamline OTP Bank’s operations following the acquisition of one of its competitors, Millennium Bank. We also assist OTP Bank with general employment and labor matters, including assistance with employees training, informing the employees, and communication sessions;
Adore Me Romania
Adore Me Romania
Ongoing assistance to Adore Me Romania, subsidiary of the American women’s lingerie company, with general employment and labor matters, including drafting employment documents, consultations and collective negotiations, implementing measures to achieve compliance with new employment legislation, as well as providing assistance for labor litigation resulted from termination of employment;
Potentiam
Potentiam
Ongoing assistance to Potentiam, a UK-owned international smart resourcing provider, with regards to general employment matters including drafting employment documents, general employment compliance matters, internal regulations as well as termination agreements;
Oriflame Cosmetics Romania
Oriflame Cosmetics Romania
Ongoing advisors to Oriflame Cosmetics Romania, leading cosmetics retailer, in litigation and negotiations regarding the settlement of disputes with employees;
Key Way Services
Key Way Services
Ongoing advisors to Key Way Services, a company which provides international support for businesses that operate in a variety of industries, concerning all employment matters, such as reviews of documents, internal policies, including litigation with disgruntled employees, as well as a wide range of CoVid-19 related employment compliance matters;
Computer Generated Solutions Romania
Computer Generated Solutions Romania
Assisted Computer Generated Solutions Romania, one of the most important providers of outsourcing solutions present on the Romanian market, with all their business-driven employment matters, as well as with advisory services regarding the compliance with new legal provisions, especially in proceedings matters;
Saab, Aera Technology, Bitholder, Renergy Power Plants, Property Shark, Kochrom, Brandient, CrisTim, Tech Gap Solutions
Saab, Aera Technology, Bitholder, Renergy Power Plants, Property Shark, Kochrom, Brandient, CrisTim, Tech Gap Solutions
Assisting a number of clients as Saab, Aera Technology, Bitholder, Renergy Power Plants, Property Shark, Kochrom, Brandient, CrisTim, Tech Gap Solutions, on routine employment matters, such as reviewing and revising standard labor agreements, internal regulations, compliance with Labor Code matters and health and safety requirements as well as cross border employment, termination agreements, benefits and incentives schemes, disciplinary action procedures, and breach of confidentiality;
A leading European food retailer
A leading European food retailer
Ongoing assistance to a leading European food retailer, on general employment and labor matters, with all the procedures to be undertaken and documents to be concluded in relation to the current and future employees, including setting-up less conventional forms of employment, such as teleworking and all advice on SARS CoV-2 driven employment matters;
Covid-19 Pandemic labor related matters
Covid-19 Pandemic labor related matters
Ongoing assistance to our clients with all Covid-19 Pandemic labor related matters, such as the implementation of the new rules adopted by the Romanian authorities on the prevention of the risk of spreading SARS CoV-2 virus, the obligations of the employer in the OHS area (Organizational Health & Safety), namely drafting specific procedures, communication with the employer, constant information of employers on this matter, etc., as well as assistance with the implementation of remote working procedure (namely migration of employees from the office work area to the remote working area in the context generated by the CoVid-19 Pandemic).