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“Anti-Crisis Shield 4.0” – support for Polish entrepreneurs
We regularly inform you about successive governmental bills referred to as “anti-crisis shields”. On 31st March 2020 this year the Anti-crisis shield 1.0. was adopted and entered into force on the very same day. On 18th April 2020 the Anti-crisis shield 2.0. entered into force. On 16th May 2020 the... Read More →
Payroll Information | Some things you need to know about Payroll in Poland
Did you know that Poland is the largest country to enter into the European Union this century? getsix® are sure many of us have had direct experience with the Polish work ethic, either through direct contact with a Polish colleague, or by using the services of a tradesman who completed... Read More →
The PiS government wants to introduce a new minimum hourly wage scheme
As announced in the election manifesto the PiS government introduced a draft law, which should be introduced from 1st July, 2016, the introduction of a statutory minimum hourly wage. The minimum hourly performed wage amounts to 12 Polish zloty (around 3 euros).
List of changes in law which are significant for entrepreneurs from 1st January 2016
Act of 15th May 2015 – Restructuring Law The Act regulates the conclusion of an arrangement by an insolvent or threatened by insolvency debtor with creditors, the effects of the arrangement and of the restructuring actions.
Legislators restrict the extension of fixed-term contracts
Due to an adjustment to the Labour Code, the Polish Parliament has restricted the period of the conclusion of fixed-term contracts to 33 months. By restricting the common practice, particularly among Polish employers, to employ the same workers over the years without justifying the reason for repeating fixed-term contracts (chain... Read More →
Job abandonment – Legal aspects
Abandonment does not terminate the contract The perspective of starting new employment, often on more favourable conditions than the previous ones, at times encourages employees to immediately leave the current employer. Sometimes an argument that urges them to abandon work is the requirement to start employment at the new company... Read More →
More flexibleworking hours provisions concluded
The Senate as the second chamber of the Polish Parliament has agreed to the amendments on the Labor Code adopted in early July by the Polish Parliament (Sejm). This opens the door for the introduction of more flexible working hour arrangements within the companies which stipulate an extension of the... Read More →
