[co-author: Martyna Sieczka]

The spring brings with it a series of changes in the labour law. The most relevant and significant changes for HR Departments concern those regulations dealing with remote work, work-life balance, and whistleblower protection. As part of Hogan Lovells' Employment practice, we have prepared a brief summary covering which regulations have already come into force, when further changes will become effective, which legislative processes are underway, and what you should be prepared for.

Sobriety checks

On 21 February 2023, the new rules for employers checking the sobriety of their employees became effective. The relevant regulations address the following aspects:

• The possibility for employers to carry out sobriety checks
• The prohibition on allowing an employee to work if said employee is suspected of having consumed alcohol, or consumed substances which have a similar effect to alcohol

• The methods for carrying out checks, i.e. methods that do not require laboratory tests, and which only require the use of a certified device

• The ways for implementing the rules for the check, namely through collective agreements, regulations, or announcements
• The additional possibility for an authority (established as a law enforcement body) to carry out checks (upon the request of the employer or employee).

Remote work

The new regulation on remote work will enter into force on 7 April 2023. The most relevant provisions are as follows:

• The possibility to agree...

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