Legislation revolutionary to labour law is about to come into force. From 7 April 2023, regulations governing remote work will become effective, while from 26 April, provisions implementing the pro-parent and pro-family EU directive will begin to apply. In the article below, we summarise the deadlines related to the changes in labour law.
The provisions of the amended employee records regulation came into force on 21 March 2023. Employers will have 14 days from the date of entry into force of these provisions to adapt to the new rules the way in which they store documents collected prior the effective date of this regulation, i.e. until 5 April 2023.
The amendment to the Labour Code, passed in December 2022, introduced the possibility to test an employee for sobriety or the presence of agents acting similarly to alcohol. The related provisions came into force on 21 February 2023.
The amendment to the Labour Code regulating remote work, passed in December 2022, comes into force on 7 April 2023. The act regulates the following issues related to remote work:
On 23 March 2023, the President signed another amendment to the Labour Code. The act implements two EU directives – Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union and Directive on work-life balance for parents and caregivers. Read more about them here. The legislation will come into force on 26 April 2023.
2023 is revolutionary for labour law in Poland. The laws which have been passed are the biggest amendments to the Labour Code in years. The changes to the legislation are beneficial for employees, but impose new obligations on employers.
21 February 2023 | the possibility for the employer to check workers for the presence in their organisms of alcohol and similarly acting substances, |
21 March 2023 | changes to employee personal files |
5 April 2023 | deadline to adapt to the new rules the way in which employees store documents, collected before the date of entry into force of the regulation |
7 April 2023 | remote work: definition, rules of application, rights and obligations of employees and employers |
26 April 2023 | implementation of EU directives: pro-parent and pro-worker |
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