What is the newest issue of the employer newsletter about?

• End of ban on additional employment

As of 26 April 2023, employers will not be able to prohibit their employees from additional employment (including that based on civil-law contracts).

• Shortening the period for taking paternity leave

On 26 April 2023, an amendment to the Labour Code implementing the EU Work-Life Balance Directive will come into force

• Shorter, 7-day deadline for appealing certain decisions of the Border Guard Commander-in-Chief; changes in deadlines for stays in Poland

As of April 7, there is a shorter, 7-day deadline for appealing against decisions of the Border Guard Commander-in-Chief

• It will be possible to extend a probationary employment contract by vacation time and other excused absences from work

Such a possibility is provided by a recent amendment to the Labour Code

• More changes are coming: EU Pay Transparency Directive

On March 30, the European Parliament adopted a directive on pay transparency.

• Whistleblower under protection despite disclosure of documents subject to professional secrecy

The European Court of Human Rights in the Halet v. Luxembourg judgment ruled that there had been a violation of the freedom of expression of a whistleblower who disclosed documents subject to the auditor's professional secrecy to the media.

• Salaries and allowances

A regular section on current ratios, percentages, minimum salaries, and allowances for the month.