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Employment law – advice and representation for employers and employees in Kraków

We advise employers on a day-to-day basis and represent them during inspections and in disputes, and we help employees enforce their rights before the labour court. We also specialise in services for employment agencies and the posting of workers.

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We speak Polish, English, Ukrainian and Russian · meetings at our office at ul. Lwowska 2/8 or online

How we help

HR documentation

Employment contracts and other agreements, work and pay regulations, remote work rules, personnel files, internal policies and anti-mobbing procedures.

Labour Inspectorate, ZUS and Border Guard inspections

Preparation for inspections, participation in inspection activities, objections to reports and appeals against decisions – including on the legal employment of foreigners.

Termination of employment

Notice, termination by agreement, summary dismissal – preparing the documents, the justification and consultations with trade unions.

Labour court disputes

For employees and employers: appeals against dismissal, pay and overtime, severance, mobbing and discrimination, employment certificates.

Employment agencies and posting of workers

Services for temporary work agencies and companies posting workers abroad – contracts with workers and clients, A1 certificates, inspections and disputes.

Employing foreigners

Legal employment, employer obligations and contracts with workers from abroad – see Residence and work of foreigners.

How we work

Conversation and documentsYou describe the matter and send the documents. We agree the goal and key deadlines.
Plan and offerWe present possible solutions, the scope of our work and its cost.
DeliveryWe prepare the documents, letters or applications and file them in the correct form.
Support to the endWe handle the matter until it is completed and keep you informed at every stage.

Deadlines in employment cases are short

An appeal against notice or termination of an employment contract must be filed with the labour court within 21 days of delivery of the letter (Article 264 of the Labour Code). When giving notice of an indefinite-term or fixed-term contract, the employer must state the reason.

Employment claims, e.g. for unpaid wages, are as a rule time-barred after 3 years from the date they became due (Article 291 § 1 of the Labour Code).

Frequently asked questions

I have received notice – what now?

You have 21 days from delivery of the notice to appeal to the labour court. It is worth checking immediately whether the reason given is true and specific and whether the correct procedure was followed.

Does an employee pay court fees in a labour case?

As a rule, an employee does not pay a court fee on the claim if the value of the dispute does not exceed PLN 50,000. If the employee loses, however, the court may order them to pay the other party’s legal representation costs.

How to prepare a company for a Labour Inspectorate inspection?

Check contracts and personnel files, working time records, overtime settlements, health and safety training and documents on the legal employment of foreigners. We carry out such a review before the inspection.

Do you provide ongoing legal services to employers?

Yes – on an ongoing basis or ad hoc for specific matters.

Legal basis: Labour Code of 26 June 1974; Act of 28 July 2005 on Court Costs in Civil Cases; Act of 9 July 2003 on the Employment of Temporary Workers; Act of 13 April 2007 on the National Labour Inspectorate. The information on this page is general and does not constitute legal advice in an individual case.

Employment matter? Let’s talk

Please briefly describe the matter and send the documents, e.g. the notice or the inspection report. We will tell you the possible steps and deadlines.

Call us: +48 455 503 778 biuro@kplaw.pl