November 05, 2014 14:18 
DLA Piper’s Bucharest office, in cooperation with the Foundation for the Development of Civil Society (FDSC), organized a workshop dedicated to non-government organizations on the topic of „Legal and fiscal treatment of individual employment contracts and services contract”.
FDSC, which is one of the most important respurces centres for non-government organizations in Romania, is supported by 12 law firms to offer pro bono legal counselling to NGOs.
Among the issues discussed during the seminar attended by 30 NGOs representatives there were the differences between individual employment contracts and services contracts, specific legal issues in connection with the performance and termination of employment agreements, the overlapping of functions with the same employer and fiscal aspects of employment and services contracts, reads a press release.
The presentations were held by DLA Piper Dinu representatives from the Employment and Tax practices: Monica Georgiadis - Partner, Andra Trantea - Managing Associate, Monica Preotescu - Managing Associate, Paula Boteanu - Associate, Amalia Musat - Associate and Lidia Dutu - Tax Manager.
Paula Corban-Pelin, Counsel with DLA Piper Dinu and coordinator of pro bono activities, reaffirmed that involvement in the community is an integrated part of DLA Piper's culture and added: "We believe that it is the professional responsibility of every lawyer to improve access to justice, promote equality, and use their professional skills to address unmet legal needs and contribute to the community. At DLA Piper, pro bono work is treated the same as all other legal work undertaken by our lawyers, and our pro bono clients receive the same high standard of service as our commercial clients."
As part of DLA Pipers’s vision and commitment to improve access to justice and help local and global communities, the Bucharest office will organize similar workshops and events in the future, states the law firm’s release.
