Poland

Employment and ECBEL-Related Tax Practice

White & Case's Warsaw office has been providing high-quality labor, social security and tax advice to clients since 1991. Our detailed knowledge of labor law and extensive experience in this field enables us to devise strong and practical solutions to labor law and associated tax issues.

Clients benefit from the experience of our Employment lawyers who work closely with colleagues in the Tax Practice to offer a fully integrated service, enabling us to tackle the most complex labor law problems and transactions, including restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. The combination of professional tax experience and sound, commercial labor law advice makes certain that all aspects of the transaction are efficiently and comprehensively managed.

We advise clients on:

• Day-to-day employment issues, in particular: 
  • employment contracts, mandate agreements and agreements to perform specified tasks (including managerial contracts) 
  • the termination of employment agreements 
  • assessment of existing employment agreements 
  • corporate employment issues such as the appointment or recall of management board members 
  • remuneration and workplace bylaws 
• Group dismissals, notices of termination and employee voluntary leave programs 
• Employment due diligence 
• Employment sections in prospectuses in connection with the admission of a company's shares-to-public trading 
• Work permits for overseas employees 
• Employment litigation arising, for example, in connection with the termination of employment agreements or harassment claims 
• Tax planning and selecting the optimum tax structures for employment 
• Expatriate taxation and relocation benefits 
• Management or employee incentive programs

White & Case is perfectly positioned to offer clients the resources and experience of its global network of offices, which is invaluable to cross-border transactions involving complex issues of labor or tax laws in other jurisdictions.

Tax-Related Employment Practice

Our Tax lawyers advise clients on several complex tax law projects, including tax-related employment, benefits and executive compensation issues. The world's leading corporations partner with White & Case on all Polish employment and tax aspects of their business in Poland. Our Warsaw Tax Practice is experienced in projects of all types and can offer the support of experienced lawyers in other fields. This provides both excellent results and prompt, efficient services for our clients. Our Tax Practice is consistently ranked as "Leading" or "Top Tier" in Poland by both international and national ranking publications.