This article is devoted to the presentation and analysis of legal provisions on collective agreements, that is, those agreements concluded in written form between public authorities or institutions and the legal representatives of public officials. These agreements are similar to collective agreements regulated by law in the case of employees. They shall bear a different name for at least two reasons: – concern the activity of p...

The article analyzes the problem of the penalty clause in individual employment contracts, considering the specificity of the employment relations and the way of regulating the patrimonial liability of the employee in the Labour Code. The analysis contains the relevant judgments of the Constitutional Court and the High Court of Cassation and Justice in the field.