Am I required to use REGES-ONLINE if I have no employees?

Quick answer

An employer with no active employees has no contracts to submit in REGES-ONLINE.
If it hires later, it must hold an account and register the contract before the first working day.
A sole trader (PFA) with no employees or an LLC with no staff has no employee registry to fill in.
The obligation to use REGES arises with the first individual employment contract.
It is advisable for the company to activate its account early, so it can register at the first hire.

The obligation to register in REGES concerns employees' individual employment contracts.
An employer with no employees submits no data but becomes obliged at the first hire.
The first employee's contract is submitted at the latest the working day before work starts.
Sole traders and LLCs with no staff are not employers for the purposes of the employee registry.
The Labour Code (Law 53/2003) ties the obligation to the existence of an individual employment contract.

Example: an LLC with a single, unemployed associate-administrator submits nothing in REGES.
Example: a sole trader working alone, with no employees, has no employee registry to fill in.
Example: a company hiring its first employee must already have an activated REGES account by then.
Example: a 'dormant' company that resumes activity and hires immediately falls under the REGES obligation.

Assuming a company with no employees must still submit something in REGES.
Delaying account activation until the day of the first hire, risking missing the deadline.
Confusing the obligation to hold an account with the obligation to submit, absent employees.
Not registering the first contract on time when moving from zero to the first employee.

4softhr lets the company be ready in advance, with files and contract templates prepared.
It generates the first employee's contract and prepares the data for REGES submission.
It sends deadline alerts from the moment the first hire appears.
It keeps a clear record of active employees so REGES obligations match reality.
It reduces the risk that the first hire is processed late or with incomplete data.