From 1 January 2021, entities concluding contracts for specific work (in Polish: umowa o dzieło) will be required to register them in the newly created register kept by the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS). The registration obligation will apply, among others, to contracts concluded between persons that are not parties to an employment relationship, which means …
In 2021, employers will be obliged to pay full-time employees at least PLN 2,800 gross (approx. EUR 650) per month. This increase in the minimum wage will have an impact on other financial benefits received by employees in connection with their employment, for example there will be an increase in the special allowance for working …
Legislative work has been completed on the law implementing into the Polish legal order Directive 2018/957 of the European Parliament and the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services. The new law will impose new obligations on employers that post workers …
In order to limit the spread of COVID-19, employers in Poland were given the right to order their employees to work remotely without the need to make any changes to their employment contracts or obtain their consent. Employers were initially given this right until 4 September 2020; however, this deadline has now been extended. Employers …
We would like to remind you that on August 15 we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 2020, the holiday falls on Saturday, which means that employers are required to reduce the working hours by 8 hours. The reduction should take place during the current settlement period and it …
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Intensive works on important employment-related changes are being underway. They will have a significant impact on conducting business activities by employers. Those changes include: – increase in the minimum wage The Council of Ministers has published information on a planned increase in the minimum monthly wage and the minimum hourly rate that should be granted …
Some remuneration components such as jubilee awards, overtime allowances, night-time work allowances and retirement severance cannot be included as part of the minimum remuneration. However, on 1 January 2020, a significant amendment to the rules on calculating the payment of the statutory minimum remuneration has come into force. According to the new rules, employers should …
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In 2020, employers will be obliged to pay full-time employees at least PLN 2,600 gross (approx. EUR 600) per month. This increase in the minimum wage will have an impact on other financial benefits received by employees in connection with their employment, i.e. there will be an increase in severance pay in the case of …
On 7 November 2019, new provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure will come into force that introduce significant changes to the rules on conducting proceedings before labour courts. One of the most important changes is giving dismissed employees an opportunity to return to work after a favourable, non-final judgement of the court of first …
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On September 7 2019, significant changes to the rules on issuing employment certificates to employees in connection with the termination of cooperation with the employer will come into force. Under the new rules, employers will be required to issue employment certificates to employees on the date on which their employment ends. Employers that are not …
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New provisions of the Polish Labour Code will come into force on 7 September 2019 that introduce significant changes to how employees can seek protection against discrimination and mobbing. The main change is the introduction of an open catalogue of grounds for discrimination, which in practice allows employees to claim discrimination by the employer for …
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The date – 1 July 2019 – of the obligatory application of the Act on Employee Capital Plans (PPK) for employers that had at least 250 employees on 31 December 2018 (including individuals working under certain civil law contracts) is fast approaching. The establishment of a PPK is associated with a number of additional obligations …
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Employees wishing to take advantage of benefits financed by a company social benefits fund are usually required to provide additional information about their life, family and material situation. The amendment to the Act on Company Social Benefits Funds from May 2019 allows employers to process additional information on employees and their families for the purpose …
In connection with the recent adoption of a new law implementing the provisions of the GDPR, the rules on the use of CCTV monitoring in the workplace have changed. Monitoring of premises made available to trade union organizations New provisions of the Labour Code have introduced an absolute ban on the CCTV monitoring of employers’ …
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On 4 May 2019 new provisions of the Polish Labour Code came into force which introduced significant changes to the rules of collecting personal data of candidates and employees. One of the most important changes concerns collecting and processing sensitive personal data of employees. According to the new rules, the employer may collect and process …
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