A new Act of 20 March 2023 brings amendments to the Act on the introduction of the unified statute between blue-collar and white-collar workers, also known as the “Unified Status Act.” The purpose of this Act is twofold: firstly, to resolve the ongoing dispute regarding the maximum notice period for termination by employees, and secondly, to eliminate the distinction in notice periods based on salary for white-collar workers, which was in violation of the constitutional principle of equality.
Since January 1, 2014, the notice period for employees whose employment contracts commenced before that date has been determined in accordance with articles 67 to 69 of the Unified Status Act. These articles stipulate that two periods must be combined: one related to seniority acquired before January 1, 2014, and the other related to seniority acquired thereafter. Read more
