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Employee elections on Facebook

Whether we like it or not, social media like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, and messaging services like Messenger, WhatsApp or Snapchat have changed the way we communicate—probably forever. Their impact and functionality can help employers conduct internal communications at the workplace, even during group layoffs.

Dr Szymon Kubiak, Kamil Jabłoński

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Trade unions in litigation

In disputes involving collective labour law, although the point is debatable it should generally be accepted that there is a right to seek relief in the courts. But this does not necessarily mean that the trade union has standing to file suit in a collective dispute. A lack of standing will result in denial of the claim. Nonetheless, the validity of the claim should always be evaluated.

Agnieszka Lisiecka, Katarzyna Żukowska 

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Employment Law Newsletter, July - December 2016
PLN 13 per hour of contractor’s work, Labour law simplifications for small entrepreneurs, planned ban on Sunday trading plus trade unions for contractors.
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Employment Law Newsletter, April - June 2016
Posting to the territory of Poland, new types of work permits, minimum hourly rates for contractors and longer time limits for employees to bring proceedings.
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Employment Law Newsletter January - March 2016
Changes to parenthood leave, new provisions on definite term employment contracts and amendment to the Trades Unions Act.
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New era for personal data protection

On 17 December 2015, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs voted in favour of the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. The draft adopted is the result of several years of legislative work, discussions among stakeholders, and weighing of competing priorities. The proposal is a point of departure for further legislative work and may undergo further modifications. Nonetheless, it gives a clear picture of the General Data Protection Regulation which is soon expected to become law. A major reform of the data protection system throughout the European Union is about to take place.

Sylwia Paszek, Agnieszka Szydlik, Katarzyna Żukowska 

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