Pursuant to a regulation issued by the Minister of Health, the state of epidemic threat in Poland will be lifted on July 1, 2023. This will result in the withdrawal of numerous measures introduced to make life easier for employers and employees due to the coronavirus.

Occupational health and safety and periodic inspections

Due to the lifting of the state of epidemic threat, the employer will be obliged to conduct outstanding occupational health and safety training within 60 days from July 1, 2023. Additionally, the employer will be obliged to complete any missing periodic examinations within 180 days from July 1, 2023.

Holidays

A significant change is also awaiting us in the area of ​​leave – the possibility of granting an employee annual leave (unused in previous years, in the amount of 30 days of leave) at a date indicated by the employee, without obtaining his consent and disregarding the employee's holiday plans, will be excluded.

Fiction of service

A significant change will be the cessation of the provision that stipulated that uncollected letters cannot be deemed delivered during the state of epidemic threat and within 14 days of its revocation. This means that all correspondence (including uncollected termination notices) will be deemed effectively delivered.

Legalization of stay of foreigners

The lifting of the state of epidemic threat will also result in the expiry of documents legalizing the stay and work of foreigners who have previously resided and worked in Poland under laws issued in response to the coronavirus. Such individuals' stay will have to be legalized within 30 days of July 1, 2023. Similarly, employers will have 30 days to obtain a work permit for their employees.

It is worth emphasizing that these deadlines will not apply to Ukrainian citizens whose stay was legalized as a result of the issuance of laws related to assistance to Ukraine.

Of course, these aren't all the changes we can expect following the lifting of the state of epidemic threat. However, the above summary seems to include all the most significant and significant ones.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

Legal status as of June 30, 2023

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