Pursuant to the changes introduced on the right of the Act of March 9, 2023 amending the Act – Labor Code and some other acts, it became necessary, among others, to: introducing changes to the templates of employment contracts used by employers. Clients of our PRWT accounting office ask what employment contracts should currently contain.

Currently, the content of the employment contract should contain the following data:

1. parties to the contract
2. address of the employer’s registered office or address of residence in the case of employers who are natural persons
3. date of conclusion of the contract
4. type of contract
5. working conditions, in particular

– type of work,

– place or places of work (previously place),

– remuneration for work corresponding to the type of work, with an indication of the components of remuneration,

– working hours,

– day of commencement of work (previously it was the term)

In addition, due to the introduction of Art. 26 ¹ polish labour code employers who use a non-competition clause in their employment contracts during the employment relationship should verify its content. Employers must remember that they may oblige an employee not to undertake any other activity during employment, but only one that is competitive to the employer’s activity (precisely defined). Otherwise, the provisions contained in the clause will be ineffective.

Employers should also pay attention to the new regulations on trial and fixed-term contracts and the need to supplement information on employment conditions provided to employees – more on this in subsequent entries on our blog.