I offer legal assistance to both employees and employers. I handle matters relating to employment, pensions and disability benefits, as well as trade union activities.
Who Do I Assist?
I work with both employees and individuals engaged under civil-law contracts (mandate agreements, B2B arrangements).
My primary objective is to understand the client’s needs and expectations, and then to propose and implement solutions that offer the best prospects of achieving the intended goals.
Scope of Services for Employees
Analysis
I review documents – employment contracts, annexes, agreements on termination of employment, or changes to employment terms, etc.
Court Proceedings
I represent employees in all types of labour law matters, including cases concerning:
- appeals against termination of an employment contract / termination without notice;
- issuance or rectification of employment certificates;
- payment claims (due remuneration, bonuses, overtime, allowances, reimbursement of expenses);
- mobbing and discrimination (unequal treatment);
- collective disputes.
Mediation and Negotiation
I represent clients in disputes also at the pre-litigation stage, both in negotiations and in mediation.
Scope of Services for Insured Persons
Closely connected with employment law are rights arising from social security law – including old-age pensions, disability pensions, sick pay and sickness benefits, as well as accident-related benefits.
I have extensive experience in cases conducted by the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) (as well as other pension authorities) and in court disputes with these bodies. My experience includes, among others:
- cases concerning the reassessment of pension amounts;
- cases concerning entitlements related to work performed under special conditions;
- cases involving challenges by the Social Insurance Institution to benefits already granted (e.g. unduly received sickness or maternity benefits).
Scope of Services for Employers
The Other Side
The situations described above typically concern disputes between employees and employers. In all the types of cases indicated above in which I act on behalf of employees, I also represent employers.
Preparation of Documents
I also have experience in drafting more complex documents relevant from the perspective of larger employers, such as:
- workplace regulations;
- remuneration and bonus policies;
- employment contracts;
- non-compete agreements.
Deadlines
If there is one principle of particular importance in labour law matters, it is timeliness.
Many statutory deadlines under the Labour Code are extremely short.
For example, an appeal against termination of an employment contract must be filed within only 21 days.
An employer who becomes aware of a serious breach by an employee of their fundamental duties has only one month to terminate the employment contract without notice.
Anyone requiring assistance in labour law matters should seek professional advice as soon as possible.