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Until now, the employer posting workers to the Czech Republic notified the arrival of employees using a dedicated form which had to be sent to the e-mail address of the Czech State Labour Inspecorate. As of 1 July 2024, the way of notifying a departure to the Czech Republic has changed. From the date indicated, declaration shall be made via a web portal.

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There is a common belief that employees sent to work abroad should always receive daily allowances which constitute reimbursement of food costs and certain expenses. This view is incorrect. Indeed, foreign daily allowances are only due to a strictly defined group of workers.

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Taking into account the length of posting, the legislation allows to distinguish two types of secondment: short-term posting and long-term one. The provisions attach different legal consequences to each of the indicated types of secondment. For this reason, it’s extremely important to understand the difference between short-term posting and long-term one.

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A foreign employer sending employees to work in Austria is obliged to notify this fact to the appropriate Austrian authorities. Failure to comply with this obligation constitutes a violation of the law and may result in very serious consequences.

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A Polish tax resident is obliged to settle in Poland on all his/her income/revenue, regardles of the location of the sources of revenue. This means that the tax payer should also include income/revenue obtained abroad in the annual return. The PIT/ZG annex “Information on the amount of income/revenue from abroad and tax paid for the tax year” will be helpful in fulfilling this obligation.

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As in the other EU countries, there is also an obligation in the Czech Republic to notify the posting of employees to the appropriate authority. The duty in question constitutes the implementation of the provisions of Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (“IMI Regulation”).

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The employer may reduce the tax base for the remuneration of the posted worker by 30% of the value of the daily allowances. The provisions also prescribe the possibility of reducing the social security contribution base of the seconded employee. In this article, we will present the institution in question and explain how to apply it.

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In the Netherlands, as in other EU countries, there is an obligation to notify the posting of employees. Failure to comply with this obligation results in negative consequences – both for the posting employer and the counterparty to which the workers are seconded. Therefore, it’s extremely important to know how to properly make the application.

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On 26 April 2023, the legal solutions introduced by the Act of 9 March 2023 mending the Labour Code and certain other acts (Official Journal of 2023, item 641) came into force. One of the novelties is the change concerning the scope of information on employment conditions that the employer provides to the newly engaged worker. Moreover, the employer is obliged to give appropriate information to an employee going to work or perform a professional task abroad.

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In order for periods of employment, insurance or self-employment in Poland to be taken into account when applying for unemployment benefit in an EU, EEA country other than Poland, in the United Kingdom or Switzerland, it’s necessary to present a U1 certificate to the institution competent in matters of unemployment. Such a document is also needed when an unemployed person who provided work in one of the EU, EEA countries, in the UK or Switzerland applies for unemployment benefit in Poland. In this article, we will explain what the U1 certificate is and how to obtain it.

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The Netherlands has become a very attractive destination for employees, including temporary workers. Therefore, more and more temp agencies decide to expand their activity to this country and register there. This article describes the most important issues related to setting up a temporary employment agency in the Netherlands.

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One of the formalities which must be completed in connection with the departure of the employees to Germany is a posting declaration to the Customs Office. The failure to respect this obligation constitutes an offence punishable by a fine.

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2024November

CHANGE IN THE NOTIFICATION OF THE POSTING OF WORKERS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Until now, the employer posting workers to the Czech Republic notified the arrival of employees using a dedicated form which had to be sent to the e-mail address of the Czech State Labour Inspecorate. As of 1 July 2024, the way of notifying a departure to the Czech Republic has changed. From the date indicated, declaration shall be made via a web portal.

2024November

DIGID

At a time of widespread digitalisation and free access to the network, we often prefer to use the Internet to handle various matters, including official ones, without leaving home. However, this involves providing confidential information online and, as a result, government offices are trying to take proper care of protecting sensitive data by introducing secure login methods. In the Netherlands, the DigiD identifier is such a solution.

2024October

HOLIDAYS FROM ZUS

The institution of holidays from ZUS (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych – Social Insurance Institution) was introduced to the Polish legal system by the Act of 9 May 2024 amending the Act on the social security system and certain other acts (Official Journal of 2024, item 863). It comes into force on 1 November 2024. Holidays from ZUS consist in exempting the contributor from the obligation to pay contributions for his/her own pension insurance for a period of one month in a calendar year. Therefore, the new instance constitutes a form of support for micro-entrepreneurs.

2024October

WHAT IS A TAX RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE?

The certificate of tax residence constitutes a document to which the tax legislation attaches significant legal consequences. Indeed, the document in question confirms the tax residence of the taxpayer, and thus determines in which country the taxpayer is subject to unlimited tax liability.

2024September

FAMILIENBEIHILFE

According to social policy in Austria, a family with children constitutes the factor necessary for the functioning of society. Therefore, the provisions of Austrian law provide for various forms of support for families. One of them is the family allowance Familienbeihilfe which this article concerns.

2024September

PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS

Recently, the protection of whistleblowers has become a very popular topic among employers. This is related to the entry info force on 25 September 2024 of the Act of 14 June 2024 (Official Journal of 2024, item 928, as amended), hereinafter referred to as the Act. The Act in question implements the provisions of the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law into the Polish legal order.

2024August

WHAT IS AOK?

As in Poland, health insurance coverage is mandatory in Germany. However, it should be noted that in Germany, there is no single nationwide health insurance fund applicable to all insured persons. AOK constitutes the most popular health insurance fund – both among Germans and foreigners.

2024August

TAXABLE PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT

Entrepreneurs doing business in another country should take into account the fact that a taxable permanent establishment may be set up on the territory of that State. This results in a requirement to pay tax in the country where the permanent establishment was created on income earned there.

2024July

WHEN A FOREIGN DAILY ALLOWANCE SHALL BE PAID TO AN EMPLOYEE?

There is a common belief that employees sent to work abroad should always receive daily allowances which constitute reimbursement of food costs and certain expenses. This view is incorrect. Indeed, foreign daily allowances are only due to a strictly defined group of workers.

2024July

BETRIEBSNUMMER

Employers paying social security contributions on workers’ wages in Germany are required to have a Betriebsnummer. The obligation in question is incumbent on both German and foreign employers. Therefore, Polish employers wishing to engage workers for whom social security contributions will be paid in Germany are also obliged to have a Betriebsnummer.

2024June

KINDERBIJSLAG

Persons who perform work in the Netherlands can benefit from various allowances granted by the government of this country. The Kinderbijslag child benefit constitutes one of such co-financing. In this article, we explain what Kinderbijslag is, as well as we present other important issues related to this topic.

2024June

SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM POSTING

Taking into account the length of posting, the legislation allows to distinguish two types of secondment: short-term posting and long-term one. The provisions attach different legal consequences to each of the indicated types of secondment. For this reason, it’s extremely important to understand the difference between short-term posting and long-term one.

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2024
November

CHANGE IN THE NOTIFICATION OF THE POSTING OF WORKERS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Until now, the employer posting workers to the Czech Republic notified the arrival of employees using a dedicated form which had to be sent to the e-mail address of the Czech State Labour Inspecorate. As of 1 July 2024, the way of notifying a departure to the Czech Republic has changed. From the date indicated, declaration shall be made via a web portal.

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