Month: July 2024

How will the new Ukrainian mobilization law impact Ukrainian citizens living in Poland? The new law, effective from 18 May 2024, requires conscription-age men abroad to update their data, just as those who remained in Ukraine. Not complying with these regulations may result in fines and suspension of driving licenses, but these only apply within Ukraine. Enforcing them in Poland is difficult for two reasons. First, the current legal framework does not allow for holding Ukrainian citizens accountable if the violation relates only to not meeting Ukrainian military obligations. Second, the large influx of cases involving Ukrainian citizens would further burden the already overwhelmed Polish courts. In practice, enforcing sanctions on Ukrainian citizens in Poland is currently almost impossible. – Aleksander Dżurylo for Polskie Radio.

Article: here. 

June 26, 1974, marked a significant milestone in Polish labour law with the enactment of the Labour Code. The new legislation repealed and amended over 40 existing laws, including the outdated 1919 Working Time Act, a relic of the Partition era. Finally, Polish labour law could shed the shackles of the past. While the Labour Code has undergone over 100 minor and major amendments in the past five decades, some of its original wording remains intact. However, one key aspect has certainly evolved: the code’s focus. Today, the Labour Code defines the rights and obligations of both employees and employers – the two parties in an employment relationship. In its original form, however, the code focused solely on the rights and obligations of employees, reflecting a stronger position of the workplace within the employment dynamic. The original code positioned work not only as a fundamental right but, more importantly, as a duty and a matter of national honour for every citizen. This emphasis on work’s significance aimed to cultivate a law-abiding and collective-oriented society. – Łukasz Chruściel, Kinga Polewka-Włoch and Katarzyna Stępień comment for Rzeczpospolita.

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Starting 1 July, the rules for legalizing employment of Ukrainian citizens will change. Employers will have less time to submit a notification to the regional labour office about assigning work to Ukrainian citizens – they will have 7 days instead of the previous 14. Employers have already reported difficulties meeting the deadline, and in case of issues, they often resorted to the method recommended by the offices – employment reset. This involves terminating the employee’s contract, rehiring them, and submitting the notification within the deadline. The reduction of the notification period to seven days is likely to increase the number of such cases, thereby raising employers’ costs related to employment resets and causing tension in relationships with Ukrainian employees, who may find this process difficult to understand. – Karolina Schiffter comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Article: here.