About

Provided by Raczkowski

Type of work handled

We specialise in assisting employers in all legal issues arising the area of People & Culture. We advise on hirings, terminations, dispute resolution, internal investigations, compensations and benefits, restructuring and internal policies and regulations which are very important in Poland due to their contractual nature. Recently a big theme is forming teams of IT engineers which develop software for European and US Clients. This involves strong focus on acquisition of IP rights which is a challenge when the workers have contractor agreements. Our Immigration Department handles hundreds of cases consisting in bringing in talent from outside of the EU.


Categories of clients

Our Clientele is medium and big international and Polish companies.


Recent work highlights

  • Groundbreaking decision of national significance from the Supreme Administrative Court: setting new, favourable rules of retention of data collected in recruitment process
  • Freezing ova as an employee benefit
  • Moving a European Works Council from the UK jurisdiction to Polish jurisdiction
  • Optimisation of top executives’ compensations
  • Payment of salaries to credit cards and prepaid cards.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Poland

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What the Team is Known For

Raczkowski is a market-leading boutique firm recognised for its extensive and wide-ranging employment law expertise. The practice provides high-quality services to impressive domestic and international clients. It is experienced in collective and individual dismissals, negotiations with trade unions and employment litigation, such as disputes around the disclosure of business secrets. Raczkowski additionally handles global mobility and employee data protection mandates. The firm also advises on compliance, including around whistle-blowing and remote working policies.

Work Highlights

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  • Raczkowski acted for a multinational technology company before the Administrative Supreme Court in a dispute against the Polish Supervisory Authority concerning the retention of job candidates' data.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bartłomiej Raczkowski
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Bartłomiej Raczkowski
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Bartłomiej Raczkowski is a market-leading lawyer who advises international corporates on contentious and non-contentious employment mandates. He offers notable experience in matters involving relocating works councils and disputes around reinstatements.

Bartłomiej Raczkowski has a fantastic personality with a great ability to find and drive solutions tailored to customers' needs. The best partnership I could imagine.

Katarzyna Dobkowska
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Katarzyna Dobkowska
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Katarzyna Dobkowska is an adept lawyer who assists clients with group redundancies.

Katarzyna Dobkowska has a strong business understanding and is open to digging down to understand the client's perspective.

She is always very professional, knowledgeable and reactive.

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Employment

Bartłomiej Raczkowski
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Bartłomiej Raczkowski
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Katarzyna Dobkowska
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Katarzyna Dobkowska
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Members

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Dominika Dörre-Kolasa

Łukasz Kuczkowski