Employment, Labour Law and Social Dialogue

Main Contacts

Overview

Sarbu Partners’ lawyers provide comprehensive legal assistance in employment law in Romania, covering both the individual and collective dimensions of employment relationships. We advise and represent employees and employers alike, combining in-depth knowledge of Romanian employment and labour legislation with practical expertise in dispute resolution.
Our practice also covers social dialogue and collective bargaining matters, ensuring compliance with national and European legal frameworks.
We assist clients throughout all stages of employment relations – from the negotiation and conclusion of individual and collective employment contracts, to conflict resolution, workplace disciplinary investigations, termination procedures, as well as complex cases involving trade unions, employers’ associations, federations, and confederations.

Services we provide

Advice to employers:

· Negotiation and conclusion of individual and collective employment contracts;
· Assistance in disciplinary procedures and employment disputes;
· Consultancy on termination procedures and business restructuring processes;
· Representation in litigation concerning salary rights, reinstatement, or collective conflicts.

Advice to employees:

· Negotiation and conclusion of individual employment contracts;
· Assistance in employment conflicts and negotiations;
· Assistance in disciplinary investigations.

Trade unions and employers’ associations

· Legal assistance in the establishment, registration, and acquisition of legal personality for trade unions and employers’ associations;
· Consultancy and litigation on representativeness of trade unions, employers’ organisations, federations, and confederations.

· Representation in employment litigation for wrongful termination claims;
· Litigation regarding employee rights, including salary disputes and reinstatement claims;
· Representation in challenges against disciplinary sanctions.

· Consultancy for the Romanian CEO of a multinational corporation regarding the termination of the employment contract, including compensations and negotiation strategy;
· Legal assistance provided to a trade union organisation for registration, acquisition of legal personality and recognition of its status;
· Advice to a foreign investor in the construction sector on Romanian employment framework and regulatory obligations prior to market entry;
· Representation of an employee in a complex litigation over outstanding salary rights involving the interpretation and application of national and EU provisions on business and undertaking transfers.