New Obligations of Employers Regarding the Internal Workplace Prevention Policy

Workplace bullying can have a profound impact on employees and can affect the work atmosphere and employee performance.A distinct normative act for preventing and combating harassment at work is Government Decision no.970/2023 for the approval of the Methodology regarding the prevention and combating of harassment on the basis of sex, as well as moral harassment at the workplace, intended for both public and private employers and aimed at all employers.The guide itself explains step by step how the parties to the legal employment relationship can act legally.Romania's accession to the IOM Convention no.190/2019 on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, will involve adjustments such as: clearer definition of harassment; the statute of extended protection; effective mechanisms for reporting and resolving cases of harassment.