Legal
Changes in rules for granting de minimis aid from 1 January 2024
Last year saw the end of two important state aid regulations: the general regulation on small-scale aid (de minimis regulation) and the regulation on small-scale aid to providers of services of general economic interest (SGEI de minimis regulation).…
Changes to illegal work definition and agency work conditions
From 1 January 2024, an amendment to the Employment Act will enter into effect, introducing changes in employment and rules for employment agencies. One of the most discussed changes is a new definition of illegal work (a last-minute reintroduction…
Paying with stamps soon to end
Apart from the much-discussed tax changes, the consolidation package has also brought one less mentioned but nonetheless significant innovation: the abolition of the payment of fees by stamps. How to prepare for this, and what to do with any unused…
Digitisation of Schengen visas receives green light
On 13 November 2023, the Council of the EU adopted rules for the digitisation of processes related to the issuing of short-stay or Schengen visas. What changes will this bring?
Consumer credit: new obligations for providers and new rights for consumers
In October, the EU directive on credit agreements for consumers entered into force, replacing the previous directive from 2008. The need for new consumer credit legislation arose due to rapid technological developments and the ongoing digitisation…
Notification obligations for parties to mergers and procurement procedures
Until recently, EU state aid rules regulated only subsidies granted by EU member states. Subsidies from third countries were not regulated, which gave their recipients an advantage over other operators on the EU market. This is now to be prevented…
Consolidation package - labour law perspective
The Act on the Consolidation of Public Budgets, or the consolidation package, brings numerous changes in labour law, in particular new obligations for both employers and employees. Major changes concern agreements to perform work outside employment.…
Indexation of minimum wage and abolition of vacation scheduling – further changes to…
One major amendment to the Labour Code has barely entered into force, and the government is already discussing two more amendments. According to the proposal of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the mechanism for increasing the minimum and…
Mobility Directive to facilitate cross-border transformations
Companies in the EU can cross national borders by means of cross-border transformations. Current Directive (EU) 2017/1132 on certain aspects of company law only regulates cross-border mergers. This is now changing, as amending Directive 2019/2121 …
De minimis aid limit to increase substantially from January 2024
Along with 2023, two important state aid regulations are coming to an end: the general regulation on de minimis aid (De Minimis Regulation) and the regulation on de minimis aid for providers of services of general economic interest (SGEI De Minimis…
Trusts as employee remuneration option
Creating schemes whereby employees participate in their employer's profits is a modern and innovative way of remunerating employees. Stock option plans (ESOPs) and other employee participation programmes are rather more common in the international…
New EU rules: increased liability of payment service providers
The European Commission has published a proposal for the Directive on Payment Services in the Internal Market (PSD3) and a proposal for the Regulation on Payment Services (PSR). Their aim is to revise current legislation to reflect rapidly changing…