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Coronavirus and executing trade contracts

The global coronavirus outbreak has put tradesmen, as well as entrepreneurs, in a very difficult situation. The execution of previously signed contracts is currently difficult, sometimes even impossible. What steps can and should be taken to protect the one’s business?

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“Consortium agreement – what is it and is it worth signing?”

The consortium agreement is nowhere explicitly regulated by law in Poland. However, in practice (especially in the construction industry) it is extremely popular. This is because it allows the implementation of large contracts, which without the help of other entities (consortium members) we simply would not be able to perform (for financial, personnel, technological, time or other reasons).

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When does the reason for termination by mutual agreement become material?

In the vast majority of cases, the reason for the decision to terminate the employment relationship will not be relevant to the conclusion of the employee-employer agreement.

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Special pension versus pre-retirement protection for employees

Most employees of pre-retirement age are aware of the protection afforded them by the Labor Code on this account. However, is the same protection afforded to a worker of pre-retirement age who is also drawing a special pension?

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Reduced working hours and termination by the employer

When an employer terminates an employment contract, the key factors are the number of employees employed by the employer and the reason that forms the basis for terminating an employee.

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Contractual penalties in contracts

If it is important to us, for example, the deadline for performance of the contract, or the other party’s actual compliance with the order of confidentiality of information – consider including a contractual penalty in the designed contract. This is because it is one of the more “malleable” creations of civil law, which can be easily adapted to almost any type of contract.

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