10 January 2023
Izabela PETRYKOWSKA
When a worker gets sick, the employer generally pays them sick pay or sickness benefit. Sick pay includes the first 33 days of illness in a given calendar year, with an exception of workers over 50, for whose sick pay includes the first 14 days of illness. The payment of sickness benefit starts from the 15th day of illness for the workers over 50 and from the 34th day for others.
8 December 2022
Elżbieta KOBIERSKA
How can an employer grant an employee unpaid leave? And who is entitled to such unpaid leave? Most employees are familiar with the most popular types of leaves and have at least once in their lives used the days of holiday leave guaranteed by the Labour Code, took leave on request, training leave, parental leave or special leave. However, taking a few days off unpaid is something that both employees and employers often remain wary of. How to approach this topic and what should we know about it?
2 September 2022
Karolina BARTKOWIAK-DUDZIK
Due to the ongoing war in their homeland, many Ukrainian employers have decided to post their employees to work in Poland. However, this move has specific implications in terms of personal income tax and social insurance. What must a Ukrainian entrepreneur remember while hiring employees residing in Poland?
22 December 2015
The most significant amendments to the labour law and social insurances which shall come into force on 1 January 2016.