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Romanian Competition Council issues first no-poach decision in labour market
The Romanian Competition Council has issued its first-ever decision sanctioning anti-competitive practices on the labour market, marking a significant milestone in the enforcement of competition law beyond traditional product and service markets.
The authority had fined eight companies a total of EUR 32.15 million for participating in an anti-competitive agreement aimed at dividing the labour market, restricting employee mobility and keeping human resource costs artificially low.
According to the Competition Council, the sanctioned companies agreed not to compete with one another for the recruitment and hiring of qualified and specialised employees, particularly those involved in automotive production and related activities, including engineering services and technical consultancy in Romania.
The first fine imposed by the European Commission for deleting WhatsApp messages
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The Commission fined International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and International Flavors & Fragrances IFF France SAS €15.9 million for obstructing the investigation.
During an unannounced inspection carried out by the Commission, inspectors examined the mobile phones of several IFF employees. The Commission detected that a senior employee had deleted WhatsApp messages exchanged with a competitor that contained business-related information.
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