The past few months have seen increased activity from the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), which resulted in fines for a number of entrepreneurs. We summarise below what we consider the most significant measures taken by UOKiK in 2020.… Continue Reading
Ensuring occupational safety and protecting employees’ health have been of the utmost importance for many employers over the past few weeks. With the rapid spread of Covid-19, employers were forced to adopt strict preventive measures to ensure a safer working environment within their workplaces. While the most obvious solution was the adoption of home office … Continue Reading
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread and impact all areas of life, including the workplace, Polish employers keep facing new legal challenges every day. This insight includes questions and answers on how to handle the most frequent issues they face.… Continue Reading
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads worldwide, businesses in the Czech Republic face practical and legal employment challenges as they take measures to further the immediate goal of preventing the spread of physical infection to and within their workforces. This insight includes questions and answers on how to handle the most frequent issues faced by … Continue Reading
The current pandemic situation in the Slovak Republic caused by fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raised several challenging issues for Slovak employers. The aim of this alert is to provide answers to some of the most frequent employment law related questions that worry the employers and provide them with lead on how to handle this tense … Continue Reading
Poland’s government has announced an economic stimulus package it values at PLN 212 billion to assist entrepreneurs and employees during the COVID-19 crisis. The package consists of 5 pillars: employee safety, company financing, health protection, strengthening the financial system and a public investment program.… Continue Reading
