Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Poland as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Poland: Overhaul fixed-term employment rules
A draft amendment to the Labour Code has been presented by the Polish Ministry of Labour …
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Poland: Changes to minimum wage and taxation of benefits in kind
On January 1st 2015, the national minimum wage in Poland will increase to 1750 zloty (418 …
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Poland: Financial penalties for not observing heat legislation
As Summer draws on, employers in Poland are reminded that they must compensate for the negative effects posed by working in hot weather conditions …
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Poland: Fathers increasingly using parental leave options
The latest data provided by the Polish Ministry of Labour shows that working fathers are increasingly willing to use their parental leave rights …
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Poland: Increase in national minimum wage proposed
The government of Poland has proposed to increase the national minimum wage next year, from the current 1,680 zloty (406 …
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Poland: Limits to fixed-term work proposed
An amendment to the Labour Code has been submitted to the plenary session of the lower house of the Polish parliament for a first reading …
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Poland: Flexible working statistics
According to the Polish National Labour Inspectorate, 901 companies introduced flexible working between August 2013 — when flexible working laws were introduced — and May 12th 2014 …
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Poland: Changes to work and residence permits
A new law on immigration entered into force in Poland on May 1st 2014, making the Polish labour market more accessible to non-nationals …
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Poland: Non-compete obligations under civil law
In a recent decision, Poland’s Supreme Court has held that a post-termination non-compete clause agreed under a civil contract was not in breach of the law — despite the fact that it did not provide for compensation to be paid in return for the refraining of competitive activity …
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Poland: OECD advice to boost employment
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Economic Survey of Poland 2014 has drawn attention to the need to improve the Polish labour market …
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Poland: Legal challenge to second-pillar pension reform
Poland’s contentious second-pillar pension reform, which took effect in February this year, is being challenged before the Constitutional Tribunal by the country’s biggest private-sector employers’ organisation …
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Poland: Amendment to the laws on Sunday working
Last month, the President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski, signed an amendment to the Labour Code, which extends the list of work that may be performed on Sundays or public holidays …
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Poland: A secondment is not a business trip
Poland’s Supreme Court has published an important decision on the secondment of employees to other EU states …
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Poland: Amended rules on the issuing of work permits
A new regulation entered into force in Poland on January 1st 2014 amending the simplified system of issuing work permits to citizens of the non-EU states Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine …
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Poland: Special solutions for the protection of jobs
Today, November 21st 2013, the Act on special solutions for the protection of jobs comes into force in Poland, replacing the anti-crisis law of July 1st 2009 …
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