publications - Labour and employment law

New factors detrimental to women’s health, reimbursement of the cost of employing an unemployed individual and determining the rate of allowance for overnight accommodation in the sleeper cab.

More rights for working parents, new trilateral cooperation forum plus curtailment of illegal work and more stringent penal provisions.

An initial medical examination is not always compulsory. More favourable terms for deferment or payment by installments of employee social security contributions.

Changes in premiums for accident insurance, changes in contracts signed for a definite period and maternity benefits for the unemployed.

The Supreme Court of Poland recently held that providing a truck driver with a berth in a sleeper cab in the vehicle for use during international transport does not constitute “free lodging” and thus requires the employer to pay the driver a lodging allowance. This interpretation may prove costly not only for transport companies.

Łukasz Lasek, Agnieszka Lisiecka 

Employment, migration and social insurance rules make assignment abroad an attractive solution for foreign employers to leverage human capital for quick and effective launch or growth of operations in Poland.

Magdalena Świtajska