Month: November 2021

Littler’s 4th annual European Employer Survey Report – completed by more than 530 HR executives, in-house attorneys and business leaders – is now available!

The report provides insight into the myriad forces transforming the European workplace and the actions employers are taking when it comes to return-to-office plans, new work models, employee well-being and other pressing workforce issues.

If you would like to receive a full copy of this report, please get in touch with your usual contact PCS Paruch Chruściel Schiffter Stępień | Littler Global or write at:

perspektywhr@pcslegal.pl

More: here.

The employer is not aware if there are any infections in the employee’s family. Living and daily contact with someone infected with COVID increases the risk of transmittal, even for those who are vaccinated. Nevertheless, exposed people are not quarantined and can (and should) work normally. – Sławomir Paruch comments for Prawo.pl

Article: here.

We would like to invite you to read a conversation on the intersections of employment and criminal law between Karolina Kanclerz, Approved Compliance Officer, head of PCS Compliance, and Przemysław Rosati.

Conversation available: here.

A significant group of Polish entrepreneurs and public entities will soon have to introduce rules that will protect whistleblowers i.e. people who report violations in the workplace. This task is set by the EU directive on the protection for people reporting breaches of the EU law, commonly known as the EU whistleblowing directive (Dz.Urz. UE z 2019 r. L 305, s. 17). Read our guide “Protecting Whistleblowers. Some companies and JST need to be ready” that contains necessary information about protecting whistleblowers.– Karolina Kanclerz, Bartosz Tomanek, Marcin Szlasa-Rokicki and Oskar Kwiatkowski comment for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Guide: here.

Although the whistleblower directive has not yet entered into force, employees are still obliged to report violations. Failing to report noticed violations may result in dismissal. – Karolina Kanclerz and Marcin Sanetra comment for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

The Littler International Guide provides an overview of workplace laws and regulations of over 40 countries and territories. Written by selected attorneys and scholars from around the globe, as well as Littler attorneys, the Guide tracks the employment life cycle in a question-and-answer format, covering over 90 workplace law topics under 14 categories. Each jurisdiction provides responses to the same questions, facilitating comparison across jurisdictions.

If you would like to receive a full copy of this guide, please get in touch with your usual contact PCS Paruch Chruściel Schiffter Stępień | Littler Global or write at:

perspektywhr@pcslegal.pl