METHODS TO COMMIT UNFAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN TRADERS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LABOR RELATIONS
METHODS TO COMMIT UNFAIR COMPETITION BETWEEN TRADERS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LABOR RELATIONS

Summary/Abstract: The dynamic of the economic environment from Romania, may lead sometimes lead to the development of competitive practices by traders which are easily found at the border of unlawful means, aiming to steal valuable information by any means of competing, with the sole purpose of gaining a profit increase and creating a possible prejudice of the work of other similar operators in the market.The human resource has become in times of economic crisis the most valuable asset of a company that aims to meet the market demands, so in a complementary manner, this „asset” of performing traders became the target competitors, which aim to steal information held by employees , know-how of a particular activity, respectively, the labor force represented by them.Any activities of unfair competition should be monitored, investigated and sanctioned by specialized bodies, trying to avoid negative outcomes for the victims of these practices, the loss of customers, the loss of human resources, lower turnover, the theft of business information etc. The legislation from Romania in the field of unfair competition (Competition Law no. 21/1996, Law no. 11/1991 regarding unfair competition) was not always made in accordance with the regulations of labor law, in such ways able to prevent cases of illicit activities by stealing customers through former employees of another trader, respectively, the use of confidential information.

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