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The labels on alcoholic beverages may soon be required to include health warnings, under draft amendments being considered by the Polish parliament.

The rise of remote work has allowed many Polish companies to maintain their operations and workforces.

On 17 June 2014, Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 came into force.

The European Food Standards Agency is to conduct further research into the possible link between six food colourings and hyperactivity in children, following calls from 42 organisations across Europe for the European Commission to suspend their use.

How should Polish employers react to coronavirus? What measures can or should they take to reduce infection risk?

Establishing employment in Poland requires employers to navigate a complex framework of pre-employment obligations, from medical certifications and safety training to proper documentation and internal regulations. Understanding these mandatory steps is crucial for legal compliance and effective workforce management, particularly when hiring foreign nationals who face additional verification requirements.

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).

In the chemical industry, work safety is primarily associated with standards, procedures and regulatory obligations.

The introduction of remote work rules into the Polish Labour Code formally regulates the performance of work outside the employer's office.

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 ..

Poland has been a part of the European Union since 2004. This step forced governments to simplify procedures of pursuit of economic activities. However, the number of regulations concerning doing business is still huge.

The last stage of work on the new support package for companies in Poland affected by the coronavirus crisis is in progress with the introduction of the Anti-Crisis Shield 4.0 bill.

The end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 is promising to be a time of change in labor and HR law.

On October 18, the draft of the Polish act implementing the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on the on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law was published.

effective from 4 May 2021, a workplace COVID-19 vaccination programme has been launched in Poland. This means that, from now on, companies can consider introducing internal COVID vaccination...

Contrary to earlier announcements, the Polish government has decided not to refer for further work a bill explicitly providing for the right of employers to require employees to show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate.

The year 2023 will bring many changes to labour law in Poland and may be challenging for HR departments. Below, we describe the most important changes coming into force at the start...