My friend got a permament work contract and he's working there for almost two years. Can his boss cancel his contract anytime? If yes, under what kind of conditions they can do it?
Yes - the boss can cancel the contract at any time and does not have to give a reason. The notice period should be stipulated in his contract i.e. one week, one month.
Even what it's a permament contract? In the country where I come from there you can't so easily cancel such contracts.... they need to have a very good reason or 'buy you out'.
@Jolly Romek Excellent summary, however as we all know, an employer wishing to dismiss an employee will always find a way. We do not know on what grounds the friend of Anna 83 is being told that his contract will be terminated. Without any idea of what is going on, it is difficult to give any advice.
Yes, I suppose some more details would be helpful. However, it is every employees right to challenge the employer , even going to court, if the dismissal is not justified at all or the reasons appear to be "made up".
But what you said earlier "Employer doesn't have to give a reason at all" does not apply.
POLAND IS A TRASH WHEN IT COMES TO RIGHTS. Few months ago my boss kicked me out (permanent contract) wihoutt any reason and refused to give me half of my salary. There was little i could do and that was waste of time.
Poland is a third world country when it comes to rights and benefits.
UFO973, just because you do not know your rights, does not mean that you do not have any.
Perhaps you should take the time and educate yourself on the rights of employees in Poland instead wasting it moaning about what happened to you. The Polish labor code is quite an extensive "booklet" which outlines exactly what rights and obligations employers have and what rights and obligations employees have. You will find, if you would only take the time, that there is probably something you could have done against your dismissal if it is was not justified at all.
Few months ago my boss kicked me out (permanent contract) wihoutt any reason and refused to give me half of my salary.
What you could have done (and should have done) was take the moron to the labour court. It costs you nothing and if the situation was as you said, you would have won at least all your back salary, plus payment in lieu of notice plus any redundancy payment you were owed. And most likely the labour inspectorate would have decided that your boss was a prime candidate for a little inspection. If you couldn't be bothered to enforce your rights, that is in no way Poland's fault.
Merged: Question regarding termination of employment contract / specifically holidays in Poland
Hello all,
I terminated my contract with my employer and now they wanna pay out 4 days of holiday. So far I know you can take the holidays to your next employer. Can someone confirm if I am wrong or good? I told them that I don't want to get it paid out but they still want to do this.
You're wrong. The situation where the holidays may be transferred occurs only when the new work contract will be with the same employer. So in your situation you will get paid since you haven't used your vacations in a whole. No other choice.
Merged: New Polish Labor Law? Ending date on contract.
My company sent me a mail, they want me to bring my permanent contract to them because polish labor law is changed and there should be ending day on it. So they will send me new one.
What the heck, am I getting fired? Is there such new law? Is it for everyone?
Hello guys, I'm living in Poland for more than 10 years,and I was working during this period only for one company. 2 months ago,in may 2020,my boss informed me,that due to the economic reasons,they need to fire me.He asked me to sign a common agreement,where it was mentioned that working contract between me and company will finish in 3 months,and I will receive 3 months salary + another 3 months compensation.On this paper also was written that I have 2 weeks to go to a Labour Court if I have any problems.My question is now:is it legal what they did?how they made the difference between me and other employees?it's a company with more that 500 employees.Is it a good deal 6 salaries,or I should fight in court for a higher compensation? thanks in advance:)
I'm not an expert but it seems legit. For a pernament contract of a person employed for over 3 years he informed you three months in advance and you get three months compensation -odprawa.
You have let's say 15 lawyers in a company.Due to the economic reasons you are firing one of them.That one shouldn ask himself "why me"?aWhat are the criteria of making difference between those people?What kind of discrimination?I don't know,maybe nationality?
I already have a new job,and I'm not interested to have a contact with my previous employer.I don't need to ask why,I don't want have contact with them.I only asked people here ,if in Poland its normal fire anyone when you want ,giving 3 months notice period +3 months compensation.In my country,for a similar case,employer was forced by court to hire back this person,and give salaries for 2 years period,when court decision was mqde.
@Steven2020 So they need to be employed regardless of their performance or the economic situation of the company? Yes, it's normal that sometimes people are made redundant and there are rules concerning it - so depending on the lenght of pernament employment, the employer needs to inform the employee in advance (two weeks to three months depending on how long you have been employed).
Zwolnienie dyscyplinarne is also possible in extreme cases.
Anyway doesn't your termination include the reason why you were made redundant?
@kaprys I don't have any disciplinary issues.Anyway thanks for help ,but you are not answering to my questions.If you have 15 lawyers inside a company,and no clear evaluation related with their performance,which one you will fire if you have economic problems (also which must be proofed).Please answer me which lawyer you will fire,
@Steven2020 The pandemic wasn't really good for business in Poland. That's a fact. People lost jobs. If they were prejudiced against your nationality, you wouldn't have been employed there for ten years. You have a three-month compensation and a new job. As for why you were chosen among other employees you need to ask your boss. It may be connected with your experience, qualifications, performance or the company's needs and policy.
