Art. 40. [main rights and obligations of the employer]
(1) An employer shall have, mainly, the following rights:
a) to lay down the organization and operation of the unit;
b) to establish the corresponding tasks of each employee, under the terms of the law and/or the applicable collective labour agreement, concluded at national level, branch level or group of employers level;
c) to issue orders with a compulsory character for the employee, subject to their legality;
d) to exert control over the performance of the tasks;
e) to assess the disciplinary offences and apply the corresponding penalties, according to the law, the applicable collective labour agreement and the rules of procedure.
(2) An employer shall have, mainly, the following obligations:
a) to notify the employees of the working conditions and of issues related to the employment relationships;
b) to permanently provide the technical and organizational conditions taken into account when preparing the work standards and the corresponding working conditions;
c) to ensure the employees all rights under the law, applicable collective labour agreements and individual employment contracts;
d) to regularly notify the employees of the economic and financial situation of the organization, except for sensitive or classified information whose disclosure is likely to harm its activity. The frequency of the notifications shall be established by negotiation within the applicable collective labour agreement;
e) to consult the trade union or, as appropriate, the representatives of the employees on the decisions liable to substantially affect their rights and interests;
f) to pay all contributions and taxes due, and to retain and transfer the contributions and taxes owed by the employees, under the terms of the law;
g) to establish the general employee register and enter the data provided for in the law;
h) to issue, upon request, all documents stating the employee quality of the applicant;
i) to ensure the confidentiality of the employee data having a private character.