Written contracts to be done away with ? Employers in favour of liberalisation

An employment contract ought to be in written form, and sending a scan of the signed contract will not suffice. Pracodawcy RP is now lobbying for relaxation of the requirement that employment contracts be executed in writing.

Under the Polish Labour Code, execution of an employment contract, and likewise any amendment thereof, requires the written form, meaning that it must be signed by one’s own hand […]

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