CJEU ruling: No revolution in Polish working time recording

Initial interpretations suggested that the recent CJEU ruling on working time recording would necessitate a significant shift in Polish practices. In Poland, this would primarily concern employees working under task-based systems, those managing on behalf of the employer, and those receiving overtime lump sums. The Labour Code currently exempts these categories of employees from detailed working time recording requirements. This led to speculation that the CJEU judgment would require full-time recording for these employees as well. However, a closer analysis reveals that the ruling does not fundamentally alter the existing legal framework and full-time recording for these categories of employees is not required. – Paweł Sych comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

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