During the meeting they also discussed Poland’s benefits from China’s companies. The pace of development of this economy during the next 10 years is going to be about 6-7 percent a year.
Jirg Wuttke - the CEO of BASF in China owning 32 manufacturing factories said that no one can compete with them. As he said, chinese market is open for Poland, especially for information technologies, telecommunications, building and engineering industries too. However he warned that China would not wait for Poland for long time. Business world should be fast because all the roads lead there today he says.
Krzysztof Domarecki, chief of Selena company working in China since 2009 also told about his experiences. He believes that law plays key role in Europe and rules should be followed, while in China it is only a part of the system. For instance, protection Intellectual property for example is a big challenge for the Chinese. It can even be said that practice of copying and counterfeiting of patents and technologies is a part of chinese business model, reassured Domarecki.
czytaj więcej... (kliknij)According to Lu Zhongqiang, commissioner of China Development Bank, Poland is one of the strongest countries in our region, which in turn helps to improve the economic relationship in the whole region. He says that they want to support investments in Poland. Therefore, they have already bought made some investments, for example by buying Huta Stalowa. A credit line of value 10 mld. dollars has been also created in order to support those companies which are interested to make business in Poland, he informed.
Chief of the polish branch of Huawei electronics manufacturer company also told about difficulties and possibilities. According to him, each year 500 mln. dollars are invested in Europe and they expect to surpass the amount of investments of 500 mln. euro. In some way, they are a European company despite the fact that they experienced some problems in the beginning, probably as every Chinese company in Europe he says. We had to learn how to deal with the Europeans, since there are different banking systems, employment law and environmental requirements he added.
czytaj więcej... (kliknij)On 22 July this year, the Council of Ministers published the objectives of the Minimum Wage Bill in its schedule of legislative and programme work. The Bill is to transpose Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union into Polish law.
The Bill:
- lays down the rules and procedure for setting and updating the minimum wage,
- appoints the Social Dialogue Council as a consultative body competent in matters related to setting and updating the minimum wage,
- regulates the reporting of the minimum wage,
- lays down the rules and procedure for setting and paying the minimum hourly rate.
Aid for energy-intensive sectors due to prices of natural gas and electricity in 2024. A new round of aid for energy-intensive sectors in connection with increased prices of natural gas and electricity will become available soon.
This will be the third scheme implementing the Act of 29 September 2022 on business aid schemes due to the energy market situation in 2022-2024.
Thu, Jul 25, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM CEST - Reden wir über Whistleblowing in Europa! Treffen Sie Experten aus Deutschland, Polen und Spanien beim Internationalen Experten-Rundtisch, einer Veranstaltung, die ganz dem Schutz von Hinweisgebern gewidmet ist. Erwerben Sie Expertenwissen über die Umsetzung von Whistleblowing-Praktiken in verschiedenen Ländern.
czytaj więcejThe Whistleblower Protection Act was published in the Journal of Laws on 24 June 2024. It introduces new requirements for, among other things, entities hiring at least 50 people. Smaller entities can also implement the solutions foreseen by this statute.
The obliged entities listed in the Whistleblower Protection Act have only three months to establish:
- effective, safe, confidential or anonymous channels for reporting breaches,
- procedure for reporting breaches (whistleblowing procedure),
- records of reports received.
International Expert Roundtable: e-Invoicing System (Poland, Germany, Romania, Turkey)
Event date 20 February 2024 online (the webinar will be in English)
Begin - end 10:00-11:15
A revolution in invoicing is coming. Is your company ready for it?
The e-invoicing system is a revolutionary tool for issuing and sharing structured invoices. Many countries are already using e-invoices in their daily work. How do you prepare to implement the system in your organisation? How does e-invoicing work in other countries?
Join us for a live-webinar where Rödl & Partner experts will describe the implementation of the e-Invoicing System in their countries: Poland, Germany, Romania and Turkey.