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Employers in Poland have a duty to uphold employee dignity and maintain an ethical work environment. Tolerating discriminatory behaviour at work violates those obligations. Not only could this be reputationally damaging, but...more
An amendment to the Labour Code has expanded worker protection to include reprotoxic substances (i.e. substances capable of causing infertility, miscarriage or fetal developmental defects)....more
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced a bill extending maternity leave for parents of premature babies and parents of babies requiring hospitalisation....more
Poland and other EU countries will have to implement the principles of equal pay and transparency into their laws by June 7, 2026, to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and Council of May 10, 2023,...more
24 kwietnia 2024 roku posłowie do Parlamentu Europejskiego, ogromną większością głosów, przyjęli nowe przepisy mające na celu poprawę warunków pracy pracowników platform internetowych. Teraz przepisy wymagają formalnego...more
On 24 April 2024, a large majority of MEPs voted in favour of new legislation aimed at improving the working conditions for workers on online platforms. The legislation now requires the formal approval of the Council of the...more
Polska jest bliska przyjęcia przepisów o ochronie sygnalistów, czyli implementacji dyrektywy (UE) 2019/1937 z dnia 23 października 2019 r. w sprawie ochrony osób zgłaszających naruszenia prawa Unii. Projekt ustawy o ochronie...more
Poland is close to adopting provisions concerning whistleblower protection, namely the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The draft of...more
Implementation of the EU’s 2019 whistleblowing directive is a priority of the new Polish government. Despite its status as the fifth largest economy in the EU, Poland is the only EU member state that has not yet...more
As of January 1, 2024, the monthly minimum wage in Poland increased to $1,060 (PLN 4,242) per month for full-time employees. The minimum wage will be raised again to $1,080 (PLN 4,300) on July 1, 2024, following an...more
UK holiday and holiday pay rules are changing from 1 January 2024 in a well-intentioned move to simplify and clarify the expectations of employers. For those who already comply with pre-Brexit ECJ case rulings on holiday pay...more
A notable development in Polish employment law recently was passed. The legislation includes substance testing requirements and regulations on remote work. This new legislation will have a powerful impact on Polish...more
Pandemia COVID-19 przyniosła nieodwracalne zmiany na rynku pracy. Do najistotniejszych należy uelastycznienie miejsca świadczenia obowiązków przez pracowników. Obowiązujące przepisy o telepracy, które są z nami od 2007 r.,...more
Among the many irreversible changes that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the labour market, one of the most important has been the increased flexibility as to where employees carry out their duties. The existing...more
The outbreak of war in Ukraine has become the catalyst for the adoption of the Act of 11 March 2022 on Homeland Defence which defines the rules for the implementation of the universal duty to defend the Homeland, arising from...more
Wybuch wojny w Ukrainie stał się katalizatorem przyjęcia ustawy z dnia 11 marca 2022 r. o obronie Ojczyzny, która określa zasady realizowania powszechnego obowiązku obrony Ojczyzny, wynikającego z art. 85 Konstytucji RP. Nowa...more
This Sunday, March 8 2020 the Act on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and emergencies caused by them (the " COVID-19 Act") entered into force. ...more
On-call duty performed by an employee in the place of residence combined with the obligation to be present quickly at the workplace upon an employer's request should be treated as "working time" – European Court of Justice...more