publications - Labour and employment law

In employment law, the compliance function enables the employer to minimise the risk of sanctions but also shows that the company is an aware employer, acting transparently and lawfully, which has a positive impact on its image and how it is perceived by employees and business partners.

Agnieszka Lisiecka, Magdalena Świtajska

New “Anti-crisis law”, new principles governing the justification of work absence and new insurance document forms.

Changes in working time, changes in the rules governing work on Sundays and public holidays, ban on employees’ promissory notes and other forms of securing employment plus compulsory retirement and disability pension insurance of supervisory board members.

Changes to regulations concerning parenthood leave, diminishing the effects of the economic slowdown, new act on foreigners and new rules for posting employees to work abroad.

New rules for business travel expenses, changes in regulations on setting aside decisions by the Social Insurance Institution plus changes in equal treatment legislation

Outsourcing has conquered the hearts and minds of businesses. It is one of the hottest topics—especially during an economic crisis, when everyone is seeking new ways to cut costs. Perhaps that is why the Harvard Business Review has recognised outsourcing as the biggest discovery in the business world of recent years. What exactly is outsourcing, and what risks does it present in the employment context?

Dr Szymon Kubiak