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EMPLOYEE PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING – PRACTICAL COMMENTS AND POLISH CASE LAW

Publication date: May 21, 2025

The processing of employee personal data is an important aspect of labor law, especially in the context of the growing popularity of remote work and the digitalization of employment processes. In accordance with national and EU law, the processing of such data must be carried out in accordance with specific principles that ensure the protection of employee privacy. In particular, regulations such as Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, known as GDPR impose a number of obligations on employers regarding the storage, collection and processing of personal data. In addition to GDPR, issues related to the processing of employee personal data are also regulated in detail in the Labor Code, which is the basic legal act regulating labor relations in Poland.

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PRACTICAL BRIEF ON EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS UNDER POLISH LAW BASED ON RECENT LEGAL CHANGES

Publication date: May 21, 2025

Form of employment contract

The employment contract in Poland should be concluded in writing. If it is not concluded in writing, the employer is obliged to confirm to the employee in writing no later than the day of commencement of work the following:

  • type of contract concluded,
  • its conditions.

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Poland and France Sign Historic Security and Cooperation Treaty in Nancy

Publication date: May 20, 2025

The Treaty on Enhanced Cooperation and Friendship between the Republic of Poland and the French Republic was drawn up on May 9, 2025 in Nancy. This document was concluded to respond to the key challenges of contemporary Europe – it supplements the missing regulations in the field of defense and dual-use technologies. They can also be used in areas such as cybersecurity, the reconstruction of Ukraine and counteracting the migration and climate crisis. The European Union focuses mainly on economic matters, which is why Poland and France decided to conclude their own, broader agreement, which also covers security, defense and technologies.

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Participants in the conformity assessment process – i.e. actors who guarantee the product’s compliance with EU regulations

Publication date: May 20, 2025

INTRODUCTION

The conformity assessment process is a key element in ensuring the safety, quality and compliance of products with applicable standards and legal regulations – both on the domestic and international markets. Its effectiveness is based on the cooperation of many entities, each of which plays a specific role and bears the assigned responsibility. The participants of this process include manufacturers, their authorized representatives, importers, as well as specialized units – certification, control and research laboratories (Article 4 of the Act of 30 August 2002 on the conformity assessment system (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 215).

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Chopin’s manuscript for Poland! The result of legal support of KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI KG LEGAL – KRAKOW – WARSAW – NEW YORK

Publication date: January 29, 2025

Handwritten notes of an extremely difficult piece by the creator – ballade number 4. Chopin’s last ballade. A mature artistic work from 1842!! With the use of this masterpiece such pianists as Olejniczak, Zimmerman, Blechacz and other Polish and foreign pianists won the Chopin Competition. The future WORLD AMBASSADORS OF FRYDERYK CHOPIN’S MUSIC will win!

This is a document of the final version of the piece! Rare documents on the antiquarian market in perfect condition for its age. No equivalent, because there were only (compared to other forms of music) four of Chopin’s ballades!

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