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New Rules for Platform Workers Closer to Reality

Proposed Bill or Initiative

Authors: Miłosz Awedyk, Partner, and Michał Fijak, Trainee Attorney – PCS | Littler

On March 11, 2024, the European Council announced that the Council’s presidency and the European Parliament had reached a provisional agreement on the platform work directive. The purpose of the new EU directive on platform labor will be to regulate the ever-growing sector of ordering services through the use of apps.

The draft proposal aims to revolutionize employment models applicable on digital platforms and introduce the presumption of a regular employment relationship for those providing services through such platforms. In addition, it seeks to require employers to explain to the employee the principles of the algorithms used in the application, particularly with regard to monitoring the employee's work. We will continue monitoring for any developments.

Increase to the Minimum Wage

New Regulation or Official Guidance

Authors: Miłosz Awedyk, Partner, and Michał Fijak, Trainee Attorney – PCS | Littler

There has been an increase to the minimum hourly and monthly remuneration for work. Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum remuneration is PLN 4,242 gross per month and PLN 27.70 gross per hour.

The new regulation also provides for another increase in the minimum wage, scheduled for July 1, 2024. The remuneration will be increased to PLN 4,300 gross per month and PLN 28.10 gross per hour.

Law on Assistance to Ukrainians Extended

New Legislation Enacted

Authors: Miłosz Awedyk, Partner, and Michał Fijak, Trainee Attorney – PCS | Littler

All existing provisions on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the ongoing war on the territory of Ukraine are extended until June 30, 2024. Specifically, the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens in Connection with the Armed Conflict on the Territory of Ukraine, the Law on Personal Income Tax and the Law on Corporate Income Tax, originally issued on March 12, 2022, is extended systematically every few months.

Such an unstable solution continues to raise concerns among both Ukrainian citizens themselves and the employers who employ them. Unfortunately, at this point it is difficult to say whether the legislature will decide on a more permanent solution on this issue.