Changes to immigration law

Posted by Dominika Nowak

In order to facilitate access to the Polish labour market for foreign citizens, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has prepared a bill that amends the resolution of 29 January 2009 on circumstances when a work permit is issued regardless of the specific requirements for granting work permits for foreigners. According to the […]

Legality of conducting background screening tests

Posted by Agnieszka Lechman-Filipiak

“In recent years, it has become increasingly common in Poland for employers to conduct background screening, i.e. to verify information presented by candidates during the recruitment process, as well as to collect additional information on employees during their employment, including from third parties. It usually takes place by contacting former employers or by reading the […]

Changes in the way of paying employees’ remuneration

Posted by Mateusz Gajda

As of 1 January 2019, employers will be required to pay remuneration into the bank accounts indicated by their employees, unless an employee submits a request to receive the remuneration in person. In practice, this means that employers will be not longer obliged to obtain consent from an employee to pay the remuneration by bank […]

Changes to the bill on employee pension schemes

Posted by Mateusz Gajda

Work is in progress on the Act on Employee Pension Schemes, which will form the obligatory means of securing a pension for working people, including employees and contractors, enabling them to accumulate additional resources for their retirement. Under the new act, all entities employing individuals entitled to participate will be legally obliged to conclude an […]

New rules of the monitoring of employees

Posted by Mateusz Gajda

The Act of 11 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data introduced following rules on the camera monitoring of employees into the Polish Labour Code. Justification of monitoring According to the new rules, camera monitoring must serve a specified purpose and cannot be used in order to obtain and process sensitive data about employees. Employers […]

New act on counteracting money laundering and the financing of terrorism

Posted by Mateusz Gajda

In July 2018, the new Act of 1 March 2018 on Counteracting Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism will come into force. It will be of particular importance to financial institutions, banks and other entities that are involved in transactions for goods in cash with a value exceeding EUR 10,000. Under the new act, […]

Electronic employment-related documentation

Posted by Mateusz Gajda

On 1 January 2019, new provisions of the Labour Code will come into force which introduce significant changes to the way of keeping employment-related documentation. Employers are currently required to keep most employment-related documentation in paper form; however, the new law will allow such documentation also to be kept in electronic form. Employers who want […]

Upcoming changes to Polish labour law

Posted by Mateusz Gajda

The Polish legislator is currently working on a new set of employment-related laws which will have a significant impact on conducting business activity in Poland: – a set of laws implementing the General Data Protection Regulation The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has became applicable in Poland on 25 May 2018. It has a […]

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