24 February 2026 | 9:30 – 12:00 | Dentons Romania Office, Bucharest
The Mark Office Building, 84-98, Calea Griviței 84, 010735 București
A practical breakfast session for HR and people leaders navigating fast-moving legal change, compliance risk, and workforce expectations.
In today’s evolving workplace, HR and people-related professionals are under pressure to keep policies compliant, prevent disputes, and anticipate what’s coming next—from EU-level obligations to local legislative shifts impacting everyday operations.
The People Leaders HR & Employment Law Breakfast Talk is a focused, in-person session created for in-house HR and people teams, alongside colleagues working in employee relations and legal, who want clear updates, real-world interpretation, and actionable steps to keep practices current.
Argentina Rafail, Counsel and Co-Head of Employment in Dentons’ Bucharest office, will provide critical updates and commentary on the most relevant legal developments for 2025–2026—paired with examples of best practice and illustrative case‑law examples to help you future-proof your organisation.
Who Should Attend?
Why Attend?
- HR Directors, HR Managers & HR Business Partners responsible for policies, employee relations, and compliance
- People & Culture / Talent / Rewards teams dealing with hiring practices, pay topics, and workforce structure
- Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations teams managing complaints, disputes, and internal processes
- In-house Legal & Compliance professionals supporting employment risk management and governance
- DEI, ESG & Accessibility leads aligned to workforce inclusion and emerging EU obligations
- Get aclear, structured update on the employment law topics most likely to impact HR in 2025–2026
- Understand what theEU Accessibility Act means for employers—what must be fixed, and what’s commonly missed
- Prepare for emerging obligations aroundpay transparency and recruitment communication
- Learn how to mitigate exposure indiscrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, and culture-risk situations
- Strengthen your approach toworkplace investigations, documentation, and dispute readiness
- Leave withpractical takeaways and best-practice examples you can apply immediately, supported by insights from recent case law and enforcement practice.
Seats are limited to keep the discussion practical and interactive.
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Our 2026 expert speakers include
Argentina Rafail, Counsel, Co-Head of Employment, Dentons Bucharest
Estera Anghelescu, RDCC President, Recruiting & Employer Branding Director, Kaufland)
Cătălina Olteanu, former State Secretary, anti-discrimination, public policy expertise
Topics of Discussion
- 2025–2026 Employment Law Hotspots HR Can’t Ignore
- EU Accessibility Act: what employers must fix now (and what they’re missing)
- Salary transparency in job ads: what to expect this year and how to prepare
- New reporting measures for dedicated job opportunities for persons with disabilities
- No more paid leave for the first day: operational impact and policy updates
- Hybrid working: compliance, documentation, and consistency in practice
- Discrimination: common triggers, prevention, and defensible HR responses
- Workplace Investigations in 2025: from complaints to courtrooms
- NDAs & workplace sexual harassment: what’s acceptable, what’s risky, and what can backfire
- Discrimination claims: where employers lose credibility (and cases)
- Skills and tools to prevent and resolve workplace disputes
- DEI, harassment, whistleblowing & culture risk: managing full exposure end-to-end
Agenda
9:30 – 9:45 | Welcome & Opening Coffee
- Opening remarks: Estera Anghelescu (RDCC President | Recruiting & Employer Branding Director, Kaufland)
Context-setting: what HR leaders are facing in 2026 (talent pressure, culture risk, compliance expectations)
9:45 – 10:30 | Legal Hotspots HR Can’t Ignore (2025–2026)
- Argentina Rafail (Counsel | Co-Head of Employment, Dentons Bucharest)
Practical legal update + what changes in policies, contracts, processes
(e.g., hybrid work documentation, leave/policy updates, NDAs & harassment risk, dispute-readiness)
10:30 – 10:55 | Anti-Discrimination, Complaints, and Credibility Risk
- Cătălina Olteanu (former State Secretary | anti-discrimination/public policy expertise)
Where employers “lose” in discrimination/harassment cases, how investigations should be designed, and how to reduce exposure end-to-end (culture + process + evidence)
10:55 – 11:15 | Employer Branding Meets Compliance
- Estera Anghelescu (tbc)
How to communicate salary ranges & fairness credibly, inclusive recruitment messaging, and how employer branding can backfire if HR practices aren’t aligned (practical do’s/don’ts)
11:15 – 11:25 | Joint Q&A
11:25 – 11:30 | Closing Remarks
11:30 – 12:00 | Networking
Partner With Us
Are you ready to position your organisation as a leader in responsible employment practice and workplace inclusion? Sponsorship and partner options are available for this Breakfast Talk Series—offering targeted visibility to HR and people decision-makers and a platform aligned with compliance, inclusion, and future-ready workforce strategy.
Partnering organisations will:
- Showcase commitment to best-practice employment standards and inclusive workplaces
- Gain visibility among HR leaders, in-house legal, and decision-makers
Align with a community focused on risk reduction, culture, and sustainable people strategy
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