Month: March 2023

The Supreme Court received a question whether the employer can reduce accident insurance contributions through efforts to reduce risks in the working environment. This question should be approached comprehensively and if, personal protective measures do indeed reduce or eliminate the risk, they should be taken into account and the answer to the question should be positive. Indeed, it is not essential what measures the employer takes to reduce the risk, even if the use of PPE is generally the least convenient solution for employees. – Łukasz Chruściel comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Łukasz Chruściel commented for DGP the day before the Supreme Court resolution, but it turned out that the Court fully shared the presented argumentation.

Article: here.

Ukrainian citizens employed by Polish entrepreneurs very often get part of their salary under the table. This is also due to the fact that this is a common practice in Ukraine called the “grey envelope”. This also explains the low wages of Ukrainian citizens listed in public registers – Karolina Schiffter comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

This time the Supreme Court was even firmer on the issue of copying data to a private computer. The court recognised, that this is not only a breach od basic employee duties, but an act of unfair competition, even of the data has not been disclosed to any third parties. Indeed, there are situations in which the disclosure of data “to oneself” is also unauthorised from the perspective of fair competition regulations.- Paweł Sych comments for Rzeczpospolita.

Artykuł: tutaj.

Employees on call, including those staying at home, are not entirely free to do as they please. Even if they are not actually working, they must be available for work. Therefore, employees on call cannot use alcohol or other substances that would make them unable to report for duty. – Karolina Kanclerz and Zuzanna Janelli comment for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.

The nature of the construction sector means that the relationship between employer and employee is quite different to that found in office work! We take a look at the specific issues that of most concern to employers in construction. Even if you are a client of a construction firm, these are all worth having in mind.  – Bartosz Wszeborowski and Aleksandra Nowacka for Contact Magazine Online.

Article here.

The data obtained from GPS can justify taking legal action against employees in the workplace. Therefore, a situation where such data is the basis for termination of an employee’s employment contract by disciplinary action cannot be precluded. Especially since geolocation information consists of hard and objective data, which in practice could clearly indicate employee misconduct. – Robert Stępień comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article here: 

The Supreme Court received a question whether the employer can reduce accident insurance contributions through efforts to reduce risks in the working environment. This question should be approached comprehensively and if, personal protective measures do indeed reduce or eliminate the risk, they should be taken into account and the answer to the question should be positive. Indeed, it is not essential what measures the employer takes to reduce the risk, even if the use of PPE is generally the least convenient solution for employees. – Łukasz Chruściel comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Łukasz Chruściel commented for DGP the day before the Supreme Court resolution, but it turned out that the Court fully shared the presented argumentation.

Article: here.

Shortly Diia.pl document will be available to child refugees from Ukraine. Upcoming changes to Special Bill on help to Ukrainian citizens will allow children under 13 to use electronic document Diia.pl to travel from Poland.

Since end of July 2022 adult refugees from Ukraine can travel e.g. between Poland and Ukraine or within the Schengen area based on an electronic residence permit Diia.pl and valid passport. At the same time, children under 13 years of age are so far restricted from travelling as Diia.pl document is not available to them due to their age.

The changes to the Special Bill will now allow adult refugees to use a separate Diia.pl document for their children. Parents who registered their and their children`s stay with the local administration and downloaded their own Diia.pl document via government mobile application “mObywatel” will be also able to download Diia.pl for their children.

From a technical point of view, obtaining Diia.pl for children will be possible as soon as Polish authorities issue a special communication on this matter, confirming that IT systems are adjusted to new regulation. We expect this to happen in the nearest few weeks.