In July the government announced that from 1 January 2022, they plan to raise the minimum remuneration for work in Poland to PLN 3,000 gross.

Recently, a groundbreaking ruling was issued in Poland by the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the matter of whether companies must delete candidates...

There are going to be introduced some amendments to the provisions re: employment of foreigners in Poland.

For each of the acceptable forms of monitoring, its objectives, scope and method of application should be established.

Any period of vacation granted to an employee being dismissed should not be permitted to begin until the following day, to avoid claims that the employee is protected from dismissal.

Draft legislation in Poland would expand the issues collective bargaining agreements can cover to include flexible work schedules and overtime and require large employers to engage in collective bargaining negotiations.

Employment Law Newsletter - May 2015

New rules concerning the use of the child care leave (as amended in the Labour Code) have been in force since 1 October 2013.

By winning a parliamentary majority in the last general election, PiS may now exercise power independently.

On 22 February 2016 a very important amendment to the Labour Code will enter into force. Its primary purpose is to limit abuses of fixed-term employment contracts.

This is a revolutionary change, as it nearly equates a fixed-term employment contract with an indefinite-term contract as regards termination. It imposes additional responsibilities...

November 11 is Polish Independence Day. In what historians refer to as the partitions, Russia, Austria and Prussia gradually annexed parts of Poland ...

In a move that is aimed at reducing the granting of sick leave to employees who are not sick and modernizing the system, starting in July 2018, doctors that issue sickness certificates to employers will have to do so electronically.

Two important employment law changes take effect from 21 March 2011.

In July, the law concerning work permits for overseas nationals changed. Workers delegated by international sports organisations to work in Poland will not have to obtain a work permit.

Amendments to the Act on Sober Upbringing and Counteracting Alcoholism went into force on 1 July 2011.

The EU's work/life balance directive comes into operation in August and so, in this episode, we take a look at what it says.

In February 2024, Poland's government revealed that it is working on a comprehensive migration strategy for the years 2025-2030, advertised as a "responsible and safe" approach.

A Swiss court has ruled that liking social media posts can create legal liability if the post is defamatory.