Personnel 
Central Bank Official: Progressive Taxation Would Hike Workforce Costs
Eugen Radulescu, audit manager at Romanian National Bank, appreciates that coming back to progressive taxation would generate an important growth in personnel costs and would no way lead to an equilibration of the budget deficit. "There is a margin in which the flat tax brings in more revenues, since taxation on revenues only covered 3% of the GDP. A return to progressive taxation would not balance out the budget (...) It would only boost overall costs," Radulescu told a conference on economic issues. In his opinion, employers would pay their employees under the table without contributing to the national budget. In 2009, compared to 2008, monthly average costs of the personnel rose 5.6%, to RON2,425 per employee, according to National Institute of Statistics. citeste mai mult
Metallurgy and scrap metal recycling, the sectors with problems in Iasi
Revised sales in fall, reduced orders, dismissal of personnel, these are only a few of the effects which the crisis has in Iasi. More and more companies from Iasi say that they follow to reorganize their activity, as a result of worsening the economic conditions. The first signal was drawn by the metallurgy and scrap metal recycling industry. The owner of the companies Remat and Pieta was among the first ones that have operated reorganizations within the group of companies which he controls, after the iron’s price has suddenly fallen. The auto dealers appreciate that the sales recorded a drop, while Antibiotice has revised in negative sense the sales. The metallurgy segment, metallurgic junks and also the pharmaceutical one, all are affected by the current world crisis. While the Government has confronted with the problem of rise in salary in the public sector, the private companies are trying hard to resist on the market in the current economic conditions.... citeste mai mult
Companies are looking for new fidelity methods of employees
The year 2008 brings for many companies in Romania great personnel fluctuations or emphasized crisis of the work force, especially in areas as IT, FMCG, services, banking area, constructions and, not the last, in production. The personnel retention programs must also take into account the external factors, to action in time, and the solutions to be adapted to the situations happened on the labour market. Lately is being observed a diversification of benefits, a more flexible and varied offer, adapted to the employees needs. Often, the employees can choose the benefit package which is more adequate for their needs, and some companies invest even in the personalization of recreation spaces for employees. “In 2008, the companies will focus on performances bonus, with higher share in the employee income (up to 70%), professional development perspectives, training, health insurances. In Romania will be more underlined other benefits than the... citeste mai mult
