HR & payroll guide

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Your workforce is your most valuable asset in today’s competitive business environment. Our expert guide provides practical insights and strategies to help you manage HR and payroll effectively, covering critical areas such as:

1. Building the employer-employee relationship: crafting effective labour agreements

This chapter provides comprehensive guidance on creating legally sound employment contracts, from hiring to termination. It covers mandatory documentation, electronic signatures, fixed-term vs permanent contracts and key compliance requirements.

2. Navigating the workweek: standard hours, overtime and rest periods 

Get clarity on managing working hours in Romania. Understand standard hours, overtime rules with minimum 75% compensation, rest periods and part-time work regulations. Discover how to implement and track schedules while ensuring compliance with labour laws and maintaining employee wellbeing.

3. Managing employee time-off: compliance and fair time-off policies

Develop compliant and employee-friendly time-off policies. This chapter covers annual leave, sick leave, maternity benefits and special event leave. Learn about new regulations on carer’s leave and how to handle absences efficiently.

4. Ensuring accurate and timely compensation: critical considerations for salary payments

This section will help you understand salary payment requirements, mandatory documentation and payslip delivery options. Get insights into managing final payments, new starter compensations and social contributions while maintaining compliance.

5. Integrating pay transparency: building fair and compliant structures

Read about the impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive: employee rights to pay information, disclosure of pay ranges in recruitment and gender-neutral criteria for salary structures. Learn how transparency can become a competitive advantage.

6. Attracting and retaining top talent: designing competitive benefits packages

From meal vouchers and private healthcare to cultural vouchers and holiday benefits, read more on how to create attractive compensation packages within the 33% non-taxable benefits threshold. 

This guide helps you build a solid HR and payroll foundation that supports your employees and drives your company's growth.