Changes In The Labour Law

On 21 August 2015 an act amending the Polish Labour Code was published in the Journal of Laws. The long-expected changes come into force after 6 months from publication. We would like to highlight the following changes:

1.    Fixed-term contract

The most important changes refer to the duration and periods of notice for fixed-term labour contracts.

Key regulations:

• an employer will be able to conclude a maximum of three fixed-term contracts with the same employee and the total duration of these contracts shall not exceed 33 months,
• the duration of the breaks between the successive contracts will not be relevant,
• concluding a fourth fixed-term contract or exceeding the limit of 33 months will result in a conversion of this contract into a contract for an indefinite period of time,