Month: October 2024

The deciding factor for migrant contributions is whether the non-national worker was actually in Poland while carrying out their contract (umowa zlecenie) with a Polish business. Poland has entered into a limited number of bilateral social security agreements, including with Ukraine, Belarus, and the USA. Consequently, if a Ukrainian citizen is employed in Poland, social security contributions related to that employment must be paid in Poland. Moreover, if a Ukrainian works in Poland for a Ukrainian company, the employer should pay the contributions for that worker to the Polish social security system. – Karolina Schiffter comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Full article in Polish avialible: here.

The first days of the whistleblower protection regulations have already shown the need to improve communication with employees. Meetings on the issue are advisable for all stakeholder groups: potential whistleblowers, those receiving reports and the management of the legal entity. – Karolina Kanclerz and Mateusz Krajewski comment for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Full article in Polish avialible: here.

New regulations aimed at ensuring pay equity in the EU pose new challenges for employers. While the immediate obligations related to pay reporting and transparency will fall primarily on individual employers, it cannot be ruled out that the directive will also impact corporate groups. They should prepare for the upcoming obligations to be able, in case it is necessary, to demonstrate objective criteria for differentiating salaries not only at the level of individual subsidiaries, but also across the entire group. – Michał Włodarczyk and Katarzyna Stępień comment for Rzeczpospolita.

Full article in Polish avialible: here.