This year sees a revolution in changes to employment law. Some changes have already come into force, while others are expected soon. Please find a summary below.

1. Remote work

New rules on remote working apply from 7 April 2023. The requirements for employers with employees working remotely (even occasionally) include:

• New documentation and OHS procedures must be prepared and implemented.
• Employers must decide how and how much to reimburse certain remote work costs (this does not apply to so-called occasional remote working).
• We advise preparing new contract templates and other documents concerning full-time or part-time remote work (and annexes to existing contracts) and implementing rules for circulating documentation in this regard.

2. Sobriety checks

New rules apply from 21 February 2023 that define the possibility and the method of sobriety testing. To conduct such checks employers must familiarise themselves with and comply with the new rules.

3. Implementation of EU directives on work-life balance and transparent and predictable working conditions

The new regulations enter into force on 26 April 2023. For the employer this means, i.a.:

• Terminating fixed-term contracts will require justification and may require trade union consultation.
• Employees will gain new rights potentially increasing the number of days away from work (e.g. parental leave will be extended by nine weeks, which cannot be transferred to the other parent, carer's leave, days off due to force...

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