On May 16, 2019, the Lower House of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) voted in favor of passing the amendment to the Act of October 4, 2018 on Employee Capital Plans. The main change introduced by the amendment is the abolition of the limit of 30 times of the average salary, above which the contributions for PPK are not to be deducted
Jun
12
2019
Retail webinar: On-the-clock, All Over The World
Date: Wednesday 12 June 5 p.m. Central European Time (11 a.m. New York time)
Identifying key wage and hour risks confronting international retailers and strategies for compliance
Insights
- The webinar will feature a panel discussion among attorneys from United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and France with deep experience representing employers confronted with class action wage and hour cases and the myriad of issues arising from the unique scheduling demands of the retail industry as they collide with the growing push to ensure through local laws that employees receive sufficient time off and compensation.
Speakers
- Jonathan Dye (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada)
- Eric R. Magnus (Jackson Lewis in USA)
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé in France)
- James Major (Clyde & Co in United Kingdom)
- Moderator: Rich Landau (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Date and time:
June 12, 2019 5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
(CEST)
Apr
27
2019
Poland: Novelisation Of A Number Of Legal Acts To Ensure The Proper Use Of The Gdrp Now Coming Into Force
Almost a year after the introduction of the GDPR, and after a long legislative process, the long-awaited novelisation of a number of legal acts to ensure the proper use of the GDRP will come into force on May 4, 2019
Apr
03
2019
L&E GLOBAL’S EMPLOYMENT LAW OVERVIEWS 2019-2020 GLOBAL EDITION
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Discover the most important labour and employment rules, regulations and best practices specific to each jurisdiction, conveniently together in one place.
Mar
27
2019
Poland: Conflicting interpretations by Polish state authorities regarding the period of storage of personal data of job candidates
By the end of January 2019, the Polish Ministry of Digitalization issued an opinion, which stated that in most cases it is justified and permissible to store personal data of candidates after the end of recruitment process. However, the Ministry’s opinion is contrary to the Polish Office of Personal Data Protection’s statement published in the handbook ‘Protection of personal data at the workplace guide for employers’
Feb
26
2019
Poland: Supreme Court ruled that a breathalyser test carried out by an employer is not enough to take measures against an intoxicated employee
On the basis of art. 17 of the Polish Act on Upbringing in Sobriety and Counteracting Alcoholism, if there is a suspicion that an employee came to work in a state of intoxication, the employer or the employee himself/ herself may request a sobriety test to be carried out by an authorised body (e.g. the Police). In opposition to this practice, the Polish Supreme Court’s sentence might be considered as revolutionary in its matter, as it remains in conflict with the current employers’ practices in this field
Jan
29
2019
Poland: From the beginning of 2019, the ban on trading on Sundays and holidays became even more restrictive
On March 1st 2018 an act of January 10th 2018 on limitation of trading on Sundays, holidays and some other days came into force. The act forbids assigning work to the employees or other workers (e.g. working on the basis of a contract of mandate) within the field of trade or other activities related to trade on Sundays and appointed holidays. From January 1st 2019 trading on Sundays is only allowed on the last Sunday of each calendar month
Dec
13
2018
Poland: The changes in the way of keeping employees’ personal files are getting closer
On January 1st 2019 amendments to the Polish Labour Code are coming into force. The changes have been enthusiastically received by HR personnel. It was commented that the changes would improve managing of personal files, and that the amendments reflect the current realities and circumstances in the field of HR.
Nov
28
2018
Poland: The Polish Constitutional Tribunal: the amendments abolishing the limit of contributions paid to National Insurance Agency (ZUS) by people with the highest incomes stated unconstitutional
The President of the Republic of Poland has appealed against a novelization abolishing the limit of 30-times the average monthly salary for annual basis for assessing National Insurance Agency (ZUS) contributions in a given calendar year. The reason behind the appeal was the unusually quick way of proceeding the act, which resulted in some irregularities, especially on the field of public consultation.
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the act complies with art. 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland (The Republic of Poland shall be a democratic state ruled by law and implementing the principles of social justice), and does not comply with art. 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland (The organs of public authority shall function on the basis of, and within the limits of, the law).