- Scope of services
Labor Law
We will ensure that your HR decisions are in line with regulations and your business goals.
We advise on hiring, firing, restructuring and labor disputes, including in relations with managers and foreigners. We help you implement flexible forms of cooperation, create HR documentation and policies, and respond to crisis situations such as bullying or non-compete violations. With our experience, you minimize risks and build a stable, lawful work environment.
Hiring employees
- Recruitment processes
- Employee documentation related to the course of employment
- Individual employment contracts and ancillary contracts related thereto
- Representation of employers in disputes related to the establishment of an employment relationship
Flexible forms of employment
- Selection of optimal forms of employment
- Cooperation with the tax department of CRIDO
- Minimization of the risk of the establishment of an employment relationship
- Audits on the correctness of the adopted forms of employment
- Representation before courts and inspection authorities (ZUS, PIP)
Hiring and firing of managers and key personnel
- Representation during negotiations with managers, including members of the board of directors, on terms of employment
- Choosing the most optimal manner of employment
- Employment contracts
- Management contracts
- Civil law contracts
- Confidentiality and non-competition agreements in force during cooperation and after the termination thereof
- Remuneration systems, including bonuses and management option programs
- Termination of contracts
- Litigation with former managers
External forms of employment - outsourcing, temporary work
- Outsourcing of services
- Use of outside workers
- Review of the compliance of proposed solutions with labor law, and social security and tax regulations
- Otsourcing agreements
- Service contracts
- Contracts with temporary employment agencies
- Internal audits
Regulations, policies and other employee documentation
- Employee documentation required under labor law
- Work regulations, remuneration policy
- regulations of the company social benefits fund
- Procedures in the area of compliance (anti-mobbing procedures, whistleblowing procedures, and procedures for processing the personal data of employees)
- Documentation audits to determine the existence of possible risks
Salaries in the financial sector
- Remuneration of board members and key employees of entities conducting regulated activities under the supervision of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority
- Internal regulations on remuneration
- Adaptation to the requirements of EU regulations, including in particular CRR/CRD IV
- Support with the process of identifying company structures employees who have a significant impact on the risk profile
- Development of policies for evaluating the qualifications of members of management and supervisory bodies
Non-competition and unfair competition issues
- Non-competition agreements during and after an employment relationship
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Violations of non-competition and confidentiality obligations
- Collection of evidence (in cooperation with detective agencies, if necessary)
- Remediation of damage and the cessation of further violations
- Representation before the court
Employment of foreigners
- Legalization of the work and residence of foreigners in Poland
- Work permits
- Residence permits
- Representation of employers in administrative proceedings
Individual and group layoffs
- Determination of professional groups and positions covered by collective redundancies
- Determination of criteria according to which group layoffs are to take place
- Negotiations with trade unions
- Necessary documentation
- Agreements and regulations on collective redundancies
- Termination of employment contracts and/or terms and conditions of work and pay
- Verification of the possibility of the dismissal of a given employee
- Individual strategy
- The necessary documentation, including the formulation of the reasons for the dismissal of an employee
- Participation in meetings with employees
(Re)structuring of employment
- Changes in the employment structure
- Downsizing
- Minimizing the risk of conflicts
Litigation
- Representation before courts of all instances throughout the country in labor law cases involving:
- bullying, discrimination and unequal treatment
- employee claims arising from the termination of employment contracts on an individual as well as a group basis
- accidents at work
- the determination of the existence of an employment relationship
- non-competition and acts of unfair competition
- salaries, including overtime
- Misdemeanor and criminal cases
- Social security matters
- Mediation or settlement talks
Collective labor law
- Collective bargaining agreements
- Social packages
- Other collective agreements
- Representation of employers in industrial disputes
- Verification of the legality of a collective dispute
- Agreements with trade unions
Bullying, unequal treatment, discrimination
- Anti-discrimination and anti-bullying procedures
- Representation before courts in cases of harassment, unequal treatment and employment discrimination
- Internal investigations
PPK/PPE – employee pension and capital programs
- Choosing the form of collective saving
- Assistance with the selection of offers
- Cost calculation
- Opining on contracts
- Running employee pension plans or employee capital plans.
