Business and regulation
Articles on running a business, business owners’ obligations and regulations affecting business operations.
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Solar for Ukraine
Russian forces are destroying critical infrastructure, including power stations and transmission networks. Without electricity, the Internet and even basic communications cannot function. Portable solar (photovoltaic) kits make it possible to charge portable electronic devices anywhere without access to the grid.
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Pitfalls in PFR financial subsidy agreements
Under § 9(1) of the subsidy agreement, the business must provide the bank, no later than 31 December 2020, with documents confirming that the person who accepted the agreement and expressed the intention to conclude it on…
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Anti-Crisis Shield: questions and answers (3/3)
The Anti-Crisis Shield provides for wage subsidies through two alternative forms of support specifically designed for that purpose.
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Anti-Crisis Shield: questions and answers (2/3)
The legislature has not made exemption from all or part of social security contributions conditional on a decline in business turnover. This also applies to employers registering between 10 and 49 employees for insurance.
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Anti-Crisis Shield: questions and answers (1/3)
The Anti-Crisis Shield generally makes the following forms of assistance available:
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‘These are the end times…’: new legislation to counter the effects of COVID-19
On 2 March 2020, the Sejm adopted the Act on Special Measures to Prevent, Counter and Combat COVID-19, Other Infectious Diseases and the Crises They Cause (Journal of Laws 2020, item 374), the ‘COVID-19 Response Act’. Due to…
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500 Plus for Businesses
Business owners can currently claim several forms of ZUS contribution relief. In particular, those starting a business can use ‘start-up relief’, under which no contributions are payable in the first months of trading. The second option…
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Business-Friendly Law Package: more than 70 promised simplifications for businesses
The bill’s authors propose treating sole traders as consumers in certain circumstances. Consumer protection would extend to contracts that are not professional in nature for that business owner. This would be determined by the scope of…
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LEX Uber: legal regulation of passenger transport services
What does Uberisation mean for the market? Widespread internet access, the popularity of smartphones and ubiquitous mobile apps all affect the market. The example of the US platform Uber, providing passenger transport services almost worldwide, has highlighted a range of…
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Money laundering risk assessment: new obligations, higher penalties
The Act of 1 March 2018 on Counteracting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Journal of Laws 2018, item 723; the ‘Act’) implements the European Parliament’s Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive in Poland. Since 13 July, new…