publications - Labour and employment law

Guarantees of future employment, eagerly sought by Polish trade unions, are detrimental to the employer but also costly to consumers and the State Treasury. Granting job guarantees may also result in civil or criminal liability on the part of the employer or its managers.

Agnieszka Lisiecka 

Employment certificate change, end of Anti-Crisis Act and longer maternity and paternity leave.

Abolished employer obligation to provide a smoking room, new rights for protected workers and more formalities for foreigners intending to work in Poland.

Employer-ordered employee sobriety testing, amendment of the State Labour Inspection Act and 10 year statute of limitations in respect of unduly paid premiums.

Changes in rules for issue of employment certificates and initial medical examination in the event of re-employment.

In a difficult labour market, it is becoming more and more popular to operate an employment agency. In Poland, this is considered a regulated activity for purposes of the Business Freedom Act and requires entry in the Register of Employment Agencies under Art. 18 of the Act on Promotion of Employment and Labour Market Institutions. Dr Szymon Kubiak, Radosław Teresiak