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Implementing the Work-Life Balance Directive in Poland

A new draft act implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working…
Posted on 3rd January, 2022
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Poland: Random breathalyser tests on employees prohibited

On 27th June 2019, the Polish Personal Data Protection Office announced that employers were prohibited to perform random breathalyser tests on their employees. Instead, the tests need to be carried out by a professional in order to ensure reliable results.…
Posted on 8th January, 2019
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Poland: Tax relief on employees under the age of 26 as of 1 August 2019

As of the 1st August 2019, employees (Polish citizens and foreign nationals) under the age of 26 are no longer obliged to pay income tax, a decrease from a rate of 18%, provided the employee in question is employed on…
Posted on 8th January, 2019
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Poland: Upcoming amendments to Polish Labour Code

Important amendments to the Polish Labour Code are being made on 7th September 2019 that will affect both employers and employees. Discrimination in employment The definition of discrimination in employment within the Polish Labour Code is being changed, opening the…
Posted on 8th January, 2019
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Poland: Automatic enrolment for retirement plans – employee capital plans came into force on 1 January 2019

The Employee Capital Plan (PPK), a long-term savings programme to give employees additional security in retirement, generally involves new obligations for employers. The programme, which came into force on 1 January 2019, will also incur additional costs that should be…
Posted on 3rd January, 2019
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Poland: New rights to unionise for non-employees

As of 1 January 2019, a major amendment to the Polish Unions Act allows those working under non-employment arrangements such as civil law contracts or under self-employment are to unionise. The new regulations apply to those who provide work outside…
Posted on 2nd January, 2019
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Draft Polish legislation to implement GDPR includes the new workplace monitoring provisions

The Polish Ministry of Digitization has published a draft of a new Protection of Personal Data Act and its implementing Act which introduces changes in over hundred acts of law, including the Labour Code, in order to implement the new…
Posted on 11th January, 2017
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New temporary residence permits for intra-corporate transfers

The Polish parliament is considering draft legislation: Introducing  a new temporary residence permit for intra-corporate transfers involving the employment of third-country nationals (individuals from a country that is not a member of the Union); Providing for an intra-EU mobility scheme which…
Posted on 11th January, 2017
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Labour law reform in Poland: changes on the horizon for employers of seasonal and short-term staff

A draft act with significant implications for employers of short term and seasonal workers in Poland has been adopted by the Polish Parliament (“the Act”).  The Act: provides new rules for employing non-EU/EEA citizens for seasonal and short-term work in…
Posted on 7th January, 2017
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Three years to claim? Supreme Court in Poland opens door to claims for termination on discriminatory grounds

Employers in Poland should be aware of a recent landmark decision in the Supreme Court, which could allow employees to bring claims in respect of termination long after their employment has ended. Short deadline overturned Previous case law had suggested…
Posted on 4th January, 2017
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Polish Employment Law Update Autumn 2016

The recent key developments in Polish employment law are examined below. 1.     Communication of changed notice period required On 22 February 2016, new regulations came into force extending the notice period for a fixed-term employment contract.  After the lapse of…
Posted on 11th January, 2016
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The latest in Polish Employment Law

New regulations on posting of employees came into force on 18 June 2016 On 18 June 2016, new regulations came into force on the posting of employees to and from Poland, implementing the Posted Workers Directive (Directive 2014/67/EU) into the…
Posted on 9th January, 2016
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Update on recent employment law changes

In January and February 2016, a number of substantial amendments to Polish employment law regulations came into force. Adopted legislation Parental leave From 2 January 2016, the period of additional maternity leave has been included in the length of parental…
Posted on 2nd January, 2016
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Significant changes to employment law in Poland

After winning a parliamentary majority in the last general election the Polish Law and Justice political party (PiS) will implement their manifesto proposals, some of which impact on Polish employment law. Outline of the proposed changes Civil law contracts (e.g.…
Posted on 1st January, 2016
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Termination of fixed-term employees in Poland in 2016

A crucial amendment to the Polish Labour Code regarding fixed-term employment contracts will come into force on 22 February 2016. Fixed-term employment contracts are quite often preferred by employers since their termination does not require any legal justification, unlike open-ended…
Posted on 10th January, 2015
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Polish Supreme Court rules that employees of subsidiary company should be treated equally

The Polish Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who received a severance payment lower than that paid to employees in a parent company had been treated unfairly. The case concerned two voluntary redundancy programmes, where an employee in a…
Posted on 6th January, 2015
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Employment Law Update: Poland

Planned changes to the Temporary Employment Act The Solidarity Trade Union has proposed changes to the Temporary Employment Act, which would prohibit businesses from using the same temporary employee for a period of more than 18 months within a three…
Posted on 2nd January, 2015
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Employment law update – Poland

Fixed-term agreements to be limited In a ruling issued in June 2014 the Supreme Court determined that lengthy fixed-term contracts (in that case 7 years) should only be used in exceptional circumstances.  At the same time an amendment to the…
Posted on 10th January, 2014
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