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New amount of subsidy for employee meals
From September 1, 2023, an amendment to § 2 para. 1 point 11 of the regulation of the Minister of Labor and Social Policy of December 18, 1998, has come into effect, which sets out detailed rules for determining the basis for calculating contributions to pension and disability insurance. The...
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Overtime compensation for part-time employees
On October 19, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in Case C-660/20, Lufthansa CityLine, that an employer cannot compensate part-time employees for overtime to the same extend as full-time employees. Currently, part-time employees in general receive overtime pay only after working eight hours. The CJEU’s ruling...
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Day off for a holiday falling on a Saturday in 2023
In general, holidays are non-working days. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the employer is not obliged to ‘compensate’ employees with a day off. However, if a holiday falls on a Saturday, a day off from work has to be granted to employees within the current settlement period. Currently,...
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Remote work in EU Countries – new position of Polish Social Insurance Institution
In the recent months, employers and employees have faced difficulties in obtaining the A1 certificate when applying for remote work outside of Poland. The position of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) was ambiguous, and the practice of individual departments varied significantly. This was due to the lack of regulations...
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Amendment to the Minimum Wage Act
We would like to draw your attention to a significant amendment to the Act of October 10, 2002, concerning the minimum wage, which was introduced under the Act of July 28, 2023, amending the Act on bridging pensions and certain other laws (Journal of Laws item 1667). Under this act,...
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Increase of protection for employees under special protection
As of September 22, 2023, changes will come into effect that concern the enhancement of protection for employees under special protection. The following individuals will gain greater protection from dismissal with notice or immediate termination: pregnant women, parents on maternity, parental, paternal, or caregiving leaves, pre-retirement age employees, trade union...
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Changes to the rules for calculating the allowance for the Company Social Benefit Fund
On 2 August 2023 the President signed an Act amending the Act on special solutions for the implementation of the Budget Act for 2023 and certain other acts. The Act will introduce changes regarding the amount of allocations and the conditions for the establishment of the Company Social Benefits Fund...
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Social security and remote work from abroad
On 1st of July 2023 the Polish Social Insurance Institution joined the Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 in cases of ordinary cross-border telework. The main change from the perspective of the practice of labour law in Poland is the possibility to determine...
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Lifting of the state of epidemic emergency in Poland
The government plans to revoke the state of epidemic emergency on 30 June 2023. The revocation of the state of epidemic emergency will result in the abolition of special solutions related to this state on the territory of the Republic of Poland. Below, we present the provisions that have been...
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Amendments to the Polish Labour Code
As of 26 April, 2023, the provisions of the Act of 9 March 2023 amending the Labour Code Act and certain other acts come into force, implementing two important EU directives: on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union; on work-life balance for parents and caregivers as well...
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