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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As a result of the new rules on the keeping of employee documentation as well as introduction of the new principles of data protection employers should change the templates of personal questionnaires for candidates and employees. The templates are available on the website of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy: https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/bip-pomocnicze-wzory-dokumentow-zwiazanych-z-ubieganiem-sie-o-zatrudnienie-nawiazaniem-zmiana-oraz-ustaniem-stosunku-pracy The most …
As we mentioned in previous blog posts, on 1 January 2019 new employment rules came into effect. The most important are the following: Entry into force of the Act on Employee Pension Plans As part of the reform of the pension system, the Polish government has introduced a new form of saving into the Polish …
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New provisions of the Polish Labour Code came into force on 1 January 2019 which limit the necessity of conducting periodic health and safety training for employees whose work involves a low accident rate and low exposure to harmful factors. The new regulations are very important for employers that employ administrative and office staff provided …
On 1 January 2019, the regulation of the Minister of Labour, Family and Social Policy on the rules of keeping employee documentation comes into force. The new provisions will introduce a number of changes to the rules of collecting and keeping documentation related to the employment relationship. In particular, they will specify in detail the …
On 1 January 2019, the Act on Employee Pension Schemes will enter into force, introducing a new method of saving for retirement – employee pension schemes. The introduction of the employee pension schemes will take place in several phases. Initially, the obligation to create a scheme will apply only to employers with at least 250 …
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On 14 November 2018, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the act abolishing the maximum annual basis for calculating some social security contributions is unconstitutional. As a reminder, earlier in 2018 the Polish parliament passed a new law which abolished the limit on the maximum annual basis for calculating some social security contributions i.e. retirement …
To mark the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence, 12 November 2018 has been declared a national holiday. On this day, employees of most employing establishments (including retail establishments) cannot perform work, unless statutory provisions allowing work on Sundays and public holidays apply to them. Apart from the need to introduce significant changes to …
A draft regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy on employee documentation has been posted on the website of the Government Legislation Centre. The draft proposes significant changes to the method and conditions of keeping and storing employees’ personnel records. One of the key changes is the introduction of a new structure …
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In 2019, employers will be obliged to pay full-time employees at least PLN 2,250 gross (approx. EUR 580) 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 …
The amended provisions of the Act on Trade Unions will come into force on 1 January 2019. One of the most important changes will be that civil law contractors (i.e. individuals hired under civil law contracts such as a contract of mandate or a contract for performing a specified task, as well as individuals running …
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On 7 August 2018, the President of Poland signed the Act amending the Act on Combating Unfair Competition and some other acts. Its purpose is to adapt the provisions of Polish law to Directive 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of classified know-how and classified …
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