Month: September 2021

According to the Ministry of Finance interpretation, the application of increased tax-deductible costs for the authors of computer programs is possible, but… only after changing the rules of acquiring copyrights to the program by the employer. – Paweł Sych and Agnieszka Nicińska comment for IT-Leadres.

Article: here.

Competing for desired employees requires offering them the possibility to move right away and to extend work permit easily. That can be a growing problem – Tomasz Rogala and Marcin Snarski comment for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

The ministry wants to solve the problem of overdue applications for legalization of stay and employment in Poland in one go. By introducing a fast track for dealing with overdue matters. – Tomasz Rogala comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

We invite you to read the report “Trade secrets – what and how to protect from the competition.” Which is a practical guide for everyone who would like to ensure a higher level of security for their know-how and business secrets.

The report covers, among others, the following issues:

• what is economic espionage;
• which industries are most exposed to illegal actions by competitors;
• what kind of materials are the target of economic espionage;
• what methods are used to obtain know-how and trade secrets illegally.

Authors: Bartosz Tomanek, Bartosz Wszeborowski and Patryk Kozieł.

The report was published jointly with Rzeczpospolita.

Employers can require a specific look from an employee, be it the style of their clothes or hair and make-up. It is an acceptable way to create a company image – Łukasz Chruściel comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

The article is available here.

Algorithms are used by companies not only in the recruiting process, but also in dismissals, when employees’ work needs to be evaluated. It is happening in Poland as well. – Marcin Szlasa-Rokicki and Bartosz Wszeborowski comment for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

Submitting group certificates of inability to work is an illegal strike action. What options does the employer have in this situation? – Sławomir Paruch and Michał Bodziony comment for Dziennnik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

• Important changes in coronavirus restrictions on cross-border traffic.
• As of today, all citizens of Ukraine are exempt from the entry ban!
• Restrictions no longer apply also to children of foreigners working in Poland and residence permit holders!

According to yesterday’s amendments to the regulation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on temporary suspension or restriction of border traffic, as of today, the categories of persons exempt from the restriction on entering Poland from outside of the European Union include all citizens of Ukraine. Ukrainian citizens already covered by one of the exempt categories (e.g. workers authorized to perform work in Poland) no longer have to present documentation confirming the exemption at the border. Ukrainian citizens not previously covered by any exempt category, e.g. spouses wishing to accompany Ukrainian workers in their travel to Poland, no longer have to seek individual approval of the border guard at the border and fear they will be denied entry. Now the standard “pre-coronavirus” regulations on border crossing apply to all of the above cases. However, a quarantine requirement may still apply after crossing the border.

Additional amendments to the regulation also facilitate the entry to Poland of children under the care of foreigners holding “Karta Polaka”, permanent or temporary residence permit, or working legally in Poland. From now on, children under the care of such foreigners are also exempt from the entry ban, regardless of the passport they hold.