Advice

In Belgium, there is a system of fidelity stamps in the construction industry. It consists in giving employees engaged on construction sites an additional annual benefit and in motivating them to work. Both national and foreign employers posting employees to work in Belgium are subject to this scheme.

A foreigner coming to Poland in order to work here doesn’t have a PESEL number. However, he/she should obtain it. It’s necessary to deal with many official matters and formalities in this country. Below we will explain what a PESEL number is and how to get it.

There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has popularised remote work. However, it should be noted that even before the pandemic, this form of work was very popular in some industries, e.g. IT. Its unquestionable advantage constitutes the possibility for the employee to work at a place other than the employer’s head office or branch. The employee may also perform work from the territory of a country other than the State where the employer is established. Nevertheless, in this case, there are doubts that concern the taxation method applied to the remuneration of such a worker.

The provisions of the Act of 20 April 2004 on employment promotion and labour market institutions (i.e. Official Journal of 2021.1100, as amended), hereinafter referred to as the Act, detail the conditions for issuing work permits. Without their fulfilment, an authorisation to work won’t be granted. However, the legislator has provided for cases where this document will be granted regardless of the conditions for issuing work permits for foreigners, determined in the Act.

The Mobility Package significantly changes the provisions related to international transport within the European Union. In this article, we present the most important amendments it introduces.

The Estonian CIT was introduced into the Polish legal order on 1 January 2021. Contrary to expectations, this institution caused little interest. Therefore, the legislator decided to impose changes aimed at making it more attractive. They were introduced by the Act of 29 October 2021 amending the Personal Income Tax Act, the Corporate Income Tax Act and certain other acts (Official Journal of 2021, item 2105), hereinafter referred to as the amending Act. Thus, the changes to the Estonian CIT occurred as part of the Polish Order and took effect from 1 January 2022.

When concluding a contract of mandate with a foreigner, it should be remembered that the general principles laid down in the provisions of Polish law don’t always apply to it. Some cases require the use of the appropriate lump sum and others will be taxed in the foreigner’s country of origin. Below we will try to present you the rules of taxation of mandate contracts concluded with foreign nationals.

The document that legalises the employment of a foreign national from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland on the territory of the Republic of Poland is a work permit. Obtaining an authorisation requires the fulfillment of a number of formalities. We will try to briefly present you the issue of obtaining work permits.

Collective agreements are very widespread in France. They modify the rules of general labour legislation. For this reason, a Polish employer who wants to post workers to France should determine whether such an agreement applies in a given case and what its content is.

Currently, most entrepreneurs supplying the goods between countries of the European Union are wondering: “do their services constitute intra-Community distance supply of goods?” and, in the case of a positive answer to the first question, “where should such a supply be taxed?”. This issue is extremely important and requires a thorough analysis of the provisions and the circumstances of each case.

Humanitarian visas constitute a tool that allows applicants for international protection to stay legally in the territory of the Republic of Poland. However, persons with this type of visa have been able to work in this country without breaking the law for only a few months. Previously, the provisions didn’t allow them to be employed.

On 1 January 2022, there will be a major change in the provisions of the Act of 25 June 1999 on cash benefits from social insurance in the event of sickness and maternity (i.e. Official Journal of 2020, item 870, as amended), hereinafter referred to as the Act. It was made by the Act of 3 September 2021 amending the Act on the social security system and certain other acts (OJ 2021, item 1621), hereinafter referred to as the amending Act. The new solutions aim to eliminate abuse and pathologies.