Temporary refugee protection in Romania – saving grace or confusing mess?-Employment & Immigration – Romania

Introduction With war waging in Ukraine, immense pain and suffering has been inflicted upon the Ukrainian population. Those who could (and wanted) left in the face of the Russian aggression, generating the largest influx of refugees in recent European history. Neighbouring countries, such as Romania, Poland and Republic of Moldova, had to adapt almost overnight […]

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Controversial issues regarding the notice to attend disciplinary hearing – Employment & Immigration – Romania

Introduction Conducting and organising disciplinary investigations and hearings is a key component of companies confronting and addressing employee misconduct. An important aspect of such hearings and investigations in Romania is providing appropriate notice to employees. This article delineates fundamental issues that an employer should keep in mind when conducting disciplinary investigations and hearings with a […]

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Practical approach to sexual harassment investigations –Employment & Immigration – Romania

Introduction Launching investigation Informing competent authorities Interviews with parties and witnesses Final report Introduction Sexual harassment cases are one of the most sensitive and delicate matters to be handled in the workplace. In Romania, employers have a legal duty to protect workers from most forms of harassment, including sexual harassment, and their failure to do […]

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Temporary refugee protection in Romania – saving grace or confusing mess?-Employment & Immigration – Romania

Introduction With war waging in Ukraine, immense pain and suffering has been inflicted upon the Ukrainian population. Those who could (and wanted) left in the face of the Russian aggression, generating the largest influx of refugees in recent European history. Neighbouring countries, such as Romania, Poland and Republic of Moldova, had to adapt almost overnight […]

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Shifting landscape: Business leaders embrace digital transformation in Moldova and Romania

Digitalisation is set to be a key trend for businesses in Moldova and Romania in the next few years and those organisations that embrace it quickly will find themselves at a significant advantage. When former Moldova’s Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, Sergiu Railean, launched the country’s SME Digitisation Programme in June this year, tellingly the event […]

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Romania and Moldova: an ideal destination for market entrepreneurs

Foreward by Andrew Chilvers During the past two decades the key nations of Central and Eastern European (CEE) have grown significantly following moves to liberalise their economies. On average Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, to name a few, increased their per capita GDP by 115% between 2004-2020. Employment was at its lowest […]

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Vernon | David joins IR as the exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in Romania.

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Charles Vernon of Vernon | David. Charles has joined IR as our exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions member in Romania. Charles specialises in mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and corporate finance. He has extensive experience in M&A and real estate matters […]

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