Pay transparency – wider access to pay data for trade unions
For employers, pay transparency means more than just new obligations to provide information to employees. Significant changes also concern the…
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Compensation under the Anti-Payment Backlog Act – its nature and the new rules for pursuing claims
The purpose of the so-called Anti-Payment Backlog Act, i.e. the Act of 8 March 2013 on Counteracting Excessive Delays in…
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Foreign Creditors in Polish Bankruptcy Proceedings – Rights and Rules of Participation
The bankruptcy of a Polish business partner may raise several questions for a foreign creditor. Can a company with its…
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Draft New Industrial Property Law: no revolution, but practical changes
The draft new Industrial Property Law, which has been submitted for public consultation, does not propose a revolution in the…
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Copyright amendment in Poland – big changes for creators and publishers
On 20 September 2024 a long-awaited amendment to copyright law came into force. It implements the provisions of two directives,…
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The Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of May 23, 2024
Approximately 3 years following the mandated implementation date of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council…
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Polish Supreme Court judgment on parallel imports of medicinal products
The trademark holder may oppose replacing by the parallel importer the trademark originally affixed to the medicine in the exporting…
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Reasonable remuneration – copyright law in Poland
The Polish Copyright Law provides for a number of different ways to compensate for losses incurred as a result of…
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Possible Labour Code changes still under preparation
In the times of the growing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic combined with other pressing issues in the Polish Parlament, some of the…
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