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• It is not necessary to consult the termination of an employee, even if we deduct trade union membership fees for them, if the trade union does not respond to an inquiry about their membership

At the employee's request, the employer deducts trade union membership fees from the employee's salary and remits them to the trade union.

• New per diem rate for domestic business travel, lump sum to cover the cost of travel by local transport and overnight expenses

As of 28 July this year, the per diem rate for employees on domestic business trips is PLN 38. So far, it has been PLN 30. This is the first change since 2013.

• Citizens of Ukraine covered by the special act will have the right to travel within the Schengen Area 

Diia.pl is an e-document that confirms the basic data about a citizen of Ukraine. It is accessible through the mCitizen mobile application. Poland has notified the European Commission, thanks to which it can be used in all Schengen countries. 

• Employer should archive electronically signed documents 

Increasingly, HR documents are being signed electronically, by both the employer and the employee.  In this case, the employer is required to properly secure and archive these documents in an ICT system (as this is the original document).

• Unknown effective date of the act implementing the work-life balance directive is a serious concern for employers

1 and 2 August 2022 were the deadlines for implementing two EU directives - on transparent and predictable working conditions and the so-called work-life balance directive. 

• The sender is responsible for personal data in a lost shipment

The Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 1 July 2022, affirmed that it is the bank that is the controller of the personal data contained in a lost shipment (sent by the bank) and should be the one to report the breach.