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Sejm accepted amendments regarding one tax. PIT together with ZUS and NFZ contributions

On Thursday, Sejm passed amendments to the act that will make it possible to exchange data between ZUS and tax authorities, which is essential for making calculations connected with one tax which is to combine PIT, ZUS and NFZ contributions.   391 MP were in favour of amending the act on tax administration and the act on the social insurance system, 26 were against, one person abstained.   Earlier, the MPs rejected the amendment according to which the legal provisions would come in Read more

The bill on UN climate agreement signed by the President of Poland.

President Andrzej Duda signed the bill empowering the head of state to ratify the UN climate agreement. The agreement obliges countries to limit CO2 emissions and fight climate change and global warming, among other things.   The bill was passed through Sejm and the Senate did not decide on proposing any alterations.   Agreement provisions were negotiated last year in Paris. It should be noted that it touches no only on the reduction of greenhouse gas emission, but also highlights Read more

Sejm passed a resolution on CETA

Sejm, the lower chamber of Polish parliament, passed a resolution concerning a trade agreement with Canada (CETA). The MPs accepted adding the provision saying that Sejm will ratify CETA with a 2/3 majority vote. 326 MPs voted in favour of the resolution. 90 were against, 11 abstained.   CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) proposes the removal of almost all customs duties and non-tariff barriers as well as liberalisation of trade in services between the European Union and Ca Read more

Good news from the Polish job market

Labour Market Index (WRP) – which allows to get early information on the upcoming changes to the unemployment figures – in September 2016 decreased by 0.8 point month on month.   The factors which positively affect Polish labour market and cause the unemployment rate to fall, certainly still dominate. The results of periodic research on the labour market for 2016 prove that the influx of people without work is steadily decreasing, with continually growing number of available job offer Read more

New model of supervision over the companies owned by Polish State Treasury

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło in an interview for „Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” announced that the biggest State Treasury companies, currently supervised by the Minister of State Treasury, will soon come under the supervision of specific departments.   This will be the case for PZU, KGHM and Azoty, among others. The remaining companies will be supervised by a specialized agency run by a suitable manager. What is more, the agency itself will be answerable to the head of the government Read more

Amendments to the Polish Labour Code in 2016

In 2016 numerous new provisions of Polish Labour Code came into force. The key changes in the Labour Code in 2016 concern fixed-term employment contracts as well as concluding employment contracts.   Amendments to the regulations introduce new rules of employment based on a fixed-term employment contract. The employer will be able to conclude only three such contracts with an employee for the maximum period of 33 months. Notice periods will also be changed.   Up until now, the limi Read more
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