The non-competition agreement is aimed at securing the employer's interests against possible, undesirable behavior of current employees and former employees. A non-competition agreement may be concluded for the duration of the employment relationship, as well as...
Unexcused absence of an employee from work may constitute grounds for disciplinary dismissal pursuant to Art. 52 § 1 of the Labor Code, which states that the Employer may terminate the employment contract without notice due to the employee's fault in the event of a...
The science of labor law distinguishes between limitation of claims and limitation, i.e. tight deadlines. The limitation period has been expressed in Art. 291 § LC According to the wording of that provision, the limitation period is three years and runs from the...
Freedom in determining remuneration for work may not be used to extort social insurance benefits. In the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lublin of June 30, 2021 (III AUa 312/21), we read that "Determining the amount of remuneration in an employment contract...
As is well known, an employment contract is almost always concluded in writing. Pursuant to the provisions of the Labor Code, such a contract should be terminated or terminated in writing. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown, however, that this principle cannot always...
On June 11, 2021, the Council of the European Union held further discussions on the procedure of the draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for women and men for the same work or...
The issues of telework and remote work are regulated in different legal acts. The definition of teleworking is included in the labor code. Pursuant to Art. 675 § 1 of this code: "work may be performed regularly outside the workplace, using electronic means of...
Due to certain circumstances, the employer may terminate the employment relationship with employees for reasons beyond their control. The provisions of the Act of May 22, 2003 on special rules for terminating employment relationships with employees for reasons not...
The employment relationship is characterized by certain features that distinguish it from civil law contracts (e.g. mandate contracts). As defined in Art. 22 § 1 of the Labor Code, the employee is obliged to perform work, and the employer is obliged to hire the...
In addition to statutes, i.e. primarily the Labor Code, regulations and statutes are also sources of labor law. The following should be mentioned among the statutory sources of labor law: work regulations, payroll regulations, bonus and reward regulations, rules of...