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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The European guide to strikes and other industrial action has been created by Eversheds Sutherland to provide you with a quickand easy reference when responding to threats of industrial action...

Under Polish labour law, an employer may request the following data from an employee:

Two draft amendments to the Labour Code (one submitted by the cabinet and the other by the governing party’s Members of Parliament) have passed the first reading in the Polish Parliament.

Last year, businesses in Poland were surprised by legislative proposals aimed at cracking down on sham employment relationships. The draft bill sought to grant the Labour Inspectorate...

The Act also defines new types of offenses, punishable by a fine of 1,000 to 30,000 PLN.

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.

On June 7, 2018 the lower house of parliament amended the Trade Unions Act. If the further legislative process runs smoothly, the proposed changes may come into force early 2019.

Poland's equal pay regime may be minimal, but with the EU's Pay Transparency Directive on the way, employers won't be able to shrug and move on like it's someone else's circus.