publications - Labour and employment law

Protection of employees’ claims in the event of the employer’s insolvency, new guidelines for interpreting the protection given to employees’ personal data, rules for examining criminal records of candidates and requesting information on additional employment.

Employment of temporary workers, list of tasks that are prohibited for pregnant and breast-feeding women, seasonal and short-term work of foreigners, and Presidential Bill on Amendment of the Labour Code

Higher minimum remuneration, lowering the retirement age and changes in pre-retirement age protection, employee documentation in electronic form and fuller protection of employee claims.

Whether we like it or not, social media like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, and messaging services like Messenger, WhatsApp or Snapchat have changed the way we communicate—probably forever. Their impact and functionality can help employers conduct internal communications at the workplace, even during group layoffs.

Dr Szymon Kubiak, Kamil Jabłoński

In disputes involving collective labour law, although the point is debatable it should generally be accepted that there is a right to seek relief in the courts. But this does not necessarily mean that the trade union has standing to file suit in a collective dispute. A lack of standing will result in denial of the claim. Nonetheless, the validity of the claim should always be evaluated.

Agnieszka Lisiecka, Katarzyna Żukowska 

PLN 13 per hour of contractor’s work, Labour law simplifications for small entrepreneurs, planned ban on Sunday trading plus trade unions for contractors.