New facilities for employers choosing to keep their employees after the technical unemployment

As they did not know how to deal with the technically unemployed employees, employers were clarified on Friday evening, after the publication of Decree 92/2020, which are the facilities they can benefit from.

In this article, we have summarized the main provisions contained in the order 92/2020 published in the Official Journal 459/29 May 2020, on the establishment of active support measures for employees and employers in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of SAR-Cov-2 coronavirus, as well as for the amendment of certain regulatory acts.

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New facilities for employers choosing to keep their employees after the technical unemployment

June 3, 2020Liliana Savin

As they did not know how to deal with the technically unemployed employees, employers were clarified on Friday evening, after the publication of Decree 92/2020, which are the facilities they can benefit from.

In this article, we have summarized the main provisions contained in the order 92/2020 published in the Official Journal 459/29 May 2020, on the establishment of active support measures for employees and employers in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of SAR-Cov-2 coronavirus, as well as for the amendment of certain regulatory acts.

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Facilities on the payment of the rent during the state of emergency

May 23, 2020Bianca Druc

In the Official Gazette n. 245/21.05.2020 has been published the law n. 62/2020 on the concession of structures in rent during the state of emergency. It should be noted that the law grants facilities to both tenants and lockers in order to stimulate negotiations between the parties so that an agreement can be reached for the benefit of both parties.

A law adopted late, we hope, however, will help many companies, including freelancers, for the short term by eliminating the pressure for the fulfilment of certain financial obligations.

According to the decree, tenants can postpone payment of rent on request, without interest and penalty, for the use of registered buildings such as offices, construction sites or houses.

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The deadline for submitting the single declaration is extended and good taxpayers benefit from tax relief

May 8, 2020Alina Isac

The Government has again extended the deadline for the submission of the single tax and contribution declaration for 2020 for the income of PFA and other independent individuals, copyright, rent, dividends and other taxpayers.

The new deadline for submitting the single declaration is 30 June 2020, as the Ministry of Finance informed. The deadline was initially May the 25th.

Those who pay taxes and contributions for 2019 by 30 June will also benefit from reductions in the amount of income tax, social security contributions and health insurance contributions, due on the revenues achieved in 2019.

More specifically, the following:

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Relaxation of business register procedures during emergency

April 15, 2020Bianca Druc

In the Official Gazette n. 311/14.04.2020 was published the Decree no. 240/14.04.2020 on the extension of the emergency situation on Romanian territory for a period of 30 days from 15.04.2020.

In some areas of activity, the new decree provides for changes to the special measures adopted by Decree no. 16.03.2020 on the establishment of a state of emergency on Romanian territory, thus facilitating the relationship with some public institutions.

This measure concerns the activity of the National Trade Register which, from the date of the emergency declaration has registered the reuests related to legal entities and natural persons only upon request for registration of the information in electronic form, attached or logically associated with the electronic signature.

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The extension of the state of emergency. What should companies know?

April 15, 2020Adela Cristea

Expected by an entire country, the extension of the emergency situation was published on 14 April 2020 in the Official Gazette of Romania n. 311, by decree of the President of Romania n. 240.

As of 15 April 2020, the state of emergency will be extended by 30 days throughout Romania. It had been established previously, even for a period of 30 days, from 16 March 2020.

The new decree supplements the first emergency measures directly applicable in a number of sectors. In this article we will focus only on those that have an impact on the business environment. We will report them below, structured on areas, as they were also included in the regulatory document.

In the economic field

  • the validity of documents issued by public authorities which expire during the state of emergency is maintained;

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New amendments to the law 19/2020 on granting free time to parents to supervise the children

April 6, 2020Liliana Savin

The last day of school introduced a new decree amending and supplementing Law 19/2020 on parental leave to supervise children in the event of temporary closure of educational establishments (details of the previous provisions are here). This is the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 41, published in the Official Gazette No. 282 of 03.04.2020.

The new amendments concern:

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How is the technical unemployment finally applied?

March 31, 2020Liliana Savin

On Monday evening, after long waiting, the Emergency Ordinance on the modification and completion of the OUG No. 30/2020 was published in the Official Journal, which refers to the protection that the State will guarantee to the employees during the state of emergency, in the event of suspension of individual employment contracts, at the initiative of the employer, in accordance with Article 52 (1) (c) of Law 53/2003 – Labour Code. Shortly, we are talking about the ordered regulation governing the technical unemployment during the SAR-cov-2 crisis.

As we intended, but did not hope, the ordinance was in support of all employees affected by the spread of SAR-virus cov-2, eliminating the differentiation between employees whose employers have been forced to close down completely or partially on the basis of the decisions taken by the public authorities and those who have been indirectly affected by the measures taken.

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5-10% discount for companies that pay income/profit taxes on time

March 31, 2020Andreea Ilica

According to a Government Ordinance (GEO 33) published this evening (30.03.2020) in the Official Gazette, companies will be able to benefit from discounts if they pay their taxes on time.

Thus, taxpayers paying corporate income tax, regardless of the tax return system, who pay their tax due for the first quarter of 2020, respectively for the prepayment for the same quarter, until April 25, 2020 inclusively, benefit from a 5% or 10% discount, calculated on the income tax due. Microenterprises also benefit from this facility, respectively a 10% discount.

We present below the article: 

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How do we apply support measures in the covid-19 crisis? Quick guide to Q&A

March 27, 2020Adela Cristea

In the recent days we have received many questions from customers, partners, collaborators, but also from people outside our contacts, on how anti-crisis measures are applied within companies.

In order to cope with the large number of requests, but also because most of the questions are repeated, we are drawing here a list of quick questions and answers, grouped by category, a mini-guide to help companies and employees navigate more easily through this difficult period. Consider it a crisis survival kit.

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The procedure for issuing Emergency Certificates has been published!

March 26, 2020Adela Cristea

This evening (25th of March 2020) the order for issuing the Emergency Certificates for the companies whose activity has been affected by the SAR-cov-2 pandemic was published in the Official Gazette.

Which are the rules?

  • the Emergency Certificates (EC) will be issued by the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment;

  • the Certificates are released, on the basis of the applicants’ request, which are the business entities affected by the SAR-cov-2 pandemic;

  • The applicants are the legally authorised persons of the business entities under the provisions of OUG 30/2020 and OUG 29/2020, respectively:

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Trade Register – registrations only online for 30 days

March 23, 2020Reliana Groza

On the 16 March 2020, the President of Romania signed the decree to establish the State of Emergency in Romanian for a period of 30 days.

Among the measures introduces by the new regulations, the Article 45 is stating the following:

Al.1. During the state of emergency, the work of the National Office of the Trade Register and of the regional offices of the Trade Regiater continues with regard to the registration of changes related to the legal entities and rnatural persons registered in the Trade Register. These registrations will be carried out by electronic means, based on the changes requests and additional documents deposited in electronic form, with the electronic signature incorporated.

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How do the law on granting extra time off to parents apply?

March 23, 2020Alexandra Ristin

The Romanian Government adopted, through the Emergency Ordinance, a series of measures in the field of social protection in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of SAR-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Thus, Amendments and additions have been made to Act 19/2020 on the granting of leave to parents for child supervision in the event of temporary closure of educational establishments, in the sense that:

  • the notion of “parent” for the purposes of the law has been clarified;

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Economic measures adopted by the government: technical unemployment – up to 75% of the average salary, credits for SMES, VATref

March 23, 2020Alexandra Ristin

The Romanian government today came up with a package of measures to mitigate the negative effects of the crisis caused by the new coronavirus.

According to the announcement made by Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, those measures were taken that were considered absolutely necessary to support the employees and employers affected by the epidemic Coronavirus, such as: Government support for technical unemployment costs for employees, on the basis of specific conditions, increase in the budget allocated for the settlement of sick leave, and credit for SMEs, for investment and securing working capital.

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Huge disinformation from the Minister of Finance and ANAF!

March 23, 2020Alexandra Ristin

Unfortunately, in these difficult days, we are the victims of a serious disinformation coming from the ANAF.

A few days ago the finance minister Florin Citu announced through a public announcement on his Facebook page several measures that will be taken in favor of the business environment to combat the effects of the current crisis. Shortly thereafter, ANAF published on its website an official statement containing the same measures. You can find it on the ANAF website, here, and also in the attached image. Details of these provisions are also available here.

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Amendments to the law 19/2020 on giving parents time off to supervise the children

March 23, 2020Liliana Savin

The decree for the implementation of the provisions of Law 19/2020 on granting additional free days to parents for the supervision of children in the situation of temporary closure of educational establishments, was published in the Official Gazette No 22/21.03.2020. There are several important changes and additions to the law (you can find details of the original provisions here and the first additions made here).
 
The last amendments are concerning the following aspects:
  • it is established which are the working days for which the parents will receive an allowance.

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What is and how to obtain the emergency situation certificate (CSU)?

March 20, 2020Florina Babau

According to a draft decision of the Romanian Government to be approved, in order to benefit from the measure adopted by the Government, which will cover from the unemployment insurance budget the benefits enjoyed by employees whose individual employment contracts are temporarily suspended on the initiative of their employer (pursuant to Article 52 (1) (c) of Law 53/2003 – Labor code, as modified and integrated, due to the effects of SAR-Cov-2 virus, companies must obtain a certificate of emergency situations (CSU).

How to request CSU

The request for issuing emergency situation certificates (CSU) will be made exclusively via the http platform://prevenire.gov.ro/, the platform will contain a dedicated section and will be operational within 5 days of the adoption and publication of the draft decision in the Official Journal.

Within the platform, the applicant shall provide information on:

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Deferral of taxes and duties

March 19, 2020Renata Ban

The current context, triggered by the COVID19 epidemic, is already creating numerous difficulties and challenges for companies, with a new economic crisis on the horizon. The bill on the amendment of certain provisions of the Tax Code to change the payment deadlines for a series of substandard taxes in the next period was presented to the Chamber of Deputies yesterday.

Therefore, the taxes and duties in the bill are:

  • income tax for fiscal year 2019 and first quarter 2020;

  • income tax on micro-enterprises for the first quarter of 2020;

  • payroll taxes and salaries between February and April 2020;

  • Social health contributions related to wages received in the period February-April 2020;

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We stay on duty, to offer you support!

March 17, 2020Adela Cristea

We are living these days an exceptional period, in which all things happen differently than we were used to. But on how we will all mobilize to overcome this moment will also depend on the future evolution of things. And at such times, we believe that we must prove solidarity and contribute with everything we can to provide support to those around us.

At Ascent Group, our main resource is know-how. And these days we receive an avalanche of questions related to the latest legislative measures, the declaration of the state of emergency, the alternatives that employers have to make work more flexible during this period, medical leave, quarantine, fiscal measures to mitigate the impact of the crisis, etc.

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Extension of the deadline for the tax returns 2020 and other measures to support the business environment

March 17, 2020Andreea Ilica

As a result of the difficult economic context caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Minister of Finance, through a press release from the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) announced today (Monday, 16.03.2020) a series of measures to support the business environment.

Below you can find an overview of the main provisions:

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State of Emergency in Romania. What should the companies know?

March 17, 2020Bianca Druc

Today, March 16, 2020, the President of Romania signed the Decree on establishing the state of emergency on the territory of Romania, for a period of 30 days. The President shall request Parliament to approve the measure adopted, within a maximum of 5 days from his issuance date.

Here are some of the measures that have an impact on the economic and social life:

In the economic field:

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Last informations from CNAS, regarding sick leave and quarantine allowance

March 17, 2020Liliana Savin

The press office of the National Health Insurance House published today, on the official website of the institution, a series of recommendations regarding the granting of medical leave and the quarantine payment.

According to the published text, in order to prevent illnesses and to recover the capacity to work, the insured persons can benefit from leave and allowance for quarantine, according to the regulations contained in the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 158/2005 regarding the holidays and indemnities of social health insurance, with the subsequent modifications and completions, as well as in the Norms of application of its provisions, approved by the Order of the Minister of Health and of the president of CNAS no. 15 / 1.311 / 2018, as subsequently amended and supplemented.

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