No work permit required for remote work in Poland

Foreigners do not need to hold a work permit if they intend to work remotely in Poland for employers, who do not have legal presence in Poland, – was the individual response of the Department of the Labour Market of the Polish Ministry of Family and Social Policy, to our question of 14 March 2023.

On 6 February 2023, the Act of 1 December 2022 on amendments to the Labour Code and certain other legislation  (Journal of Laws 2023, item 240) was published  in the Journal of Laws.

It is, therefore, necessary to highlight two important dates:

• the provisions on sobriety checks will enter into force 14 days after the date of the publication, i.e. on 21 February this year;
• the provisions on working remotely will enter into force 2 months after the date of publication, i.e. on 7 April this year.

On 13 January, the Sejm adopted an amendment to the Labour Code and certain other legislation (regarding remote work and testing for sobriety), rejecting all of the amendments proposed by the Senate.