Employing foreigners in Poland: changes in law
As of June 1, 2017, changes to the employment law in respect, among others, of temporary workers came into force. Companies employing temporary workers in Poland and transferring such workers abroad must prepare for significant cost increases and an increase in bureaucratic restrictions related to regulatory changes. Changes in regulations also apply to companies bringing foreigners to Poland.
There was expanded the catalogue of sanctions, introducing penalties of up to PLN 100,000.00 and increasing the number of cases in respect of obligatory removal of an entrepreneur from the register of employment agencies. Employing foreigners in Poland_Changes in law PDF
Liquidation of a branch of a foreign entrepreneur is proceeded on the basis of the provisions of liquidation contained in the Commercial Companies Code. The first step is to proceed with the entry procedure for the opening of liquidation, when the name of the company is expanded by the phrase ‘in liquidation’. At this stage, the most diligent part is to show the representation before the National Court Register and collect all statutory documents of the parent company. Next, financial documents should be collected in accordance with the Accountancy Act, as the procedure affects the financial period and liquidation settlements and furthermore, the announcement in Court and Economic Journal (Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy) needs to be published in order to call creditors to file their claims against the company. The last phase is the deletion of the entity from the National Court Register.
Polish legal system foresees a possibility to draw up various types of notarial protocols in order to restore the objective truth relating to the claim and litigation. The example of this solution is the protocol of the opening of a website.