Internal investigations may concern different types of misconduct and could come about as a result of a whistleblower's report, a complaint or even an item in the media.

Internal investigations may concern different types of misconduct and could come about as a result of a whistleblower's report, a complaint or even an item in the media.

The project implements the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting breaches of union law into national law.

Privileged persons include pregnant women, persons of pre-retirement age, parents on leave (maternity, parental, paternity, upbringing), trade union activists, members of workers' councils, social labour inspectors...

From 2011, 6 January (Epiphany) will be a public holiday in Poland.

The government of Poland will increase its national minimum salary beginning in 2023 ...

Employers in Poland with 250 or more employees have little time to implement a whistleblower protection system before the end of the year.

The President signed the long-awaited whistleblower protection law on 19 June 2024 and this means that whistleblower protection will soon also apply in Poland.

The Solidarity Trade Union (NSZZ "Solidarność") has proposed changes in the Temporary Employment Act.

The new minimum wage requirement took effect on February 9, 2021 and will be in place for the remainder of the year.

A discussion on a recent ruling, where the Supreme Court confirmed admissibility of earlier termination of a non-competition agreement following termination of employment through a unilateral termination made by the employer, if such way of termination was stipulated therein.

A law introducing amendments concerning parental benefits for employees recently entered into force.

New rules on mandatory language versions will now allow employment contracts to be drafted only in a foreign language (without a mandatory Polish version), as long as the employee...

Despite its status as the fifth largest economy in the EU, Poland is the only EU member state that has not yet implemented the directive on the protection of persons reporting violations of EU law.

The members of the Board of companies from the financial sector are responsible for ensuring a proper and efficient compliance system.

The agreement allows the teleworker (remote worker) to be covered by the social security system of the country in which the employer is established.

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.

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

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.

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...