British Polish Chamber of Commerce

Firma doradczo-szkoleniowa PROFES we współpracy z Centrum Szkoleń Verte rozpoczyna cykl bezpłatnych webinarów „HRowe poranki” dla przedstawicieli działów HR. Pierwsze spotkanie, które odbędzie się już 21 września, zostanie poświęcone trudnym rozmowom z pracownikami i jak się do nich przygotować.

One of the most important challenges for investors is to understand the dynamics of the labour market, which is now a candidate’s market. According to the JLL report 'Made in Poland', a comprehensive guide for investors - manufacturing companies that are considering setting up operations in Poland, as well as those that are already present and developing their business in our country, consider building a strong workforce as the first step to achieving their expected business objectives. Appropriate selection of plant’s location plays a very important role in this process as well.

Throughout her long reign, Queen Elizabeth visited many countries around the world. Her visit to Poland on 25-27 March 1996, came at a critical juncture in the country’s history. Poland was re-establishing itself as a free-market democracy after half a century under totalitarian foreign domination, and on the way to NATO and EU membership. During her Polish visit, Queen Elizabeth met with the BPCC (or as it was then, the British Chamber of Commerce in Poland). The first – and to date only – state visit to Poland by a reigning British monarch was hosted by Polish president, Aleksander Kwaśniewski and first lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska.

It is a great pleasure to share with you the results of Annual General Meeting held on 15 September 2022.

What is a Roadshow? Running a business alone a long way from the familiar environment of your native country for many Polish and other diverse entrepreneurs is challenging.

On September 8, we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the birth of Jan Żabiński, an outstanding zoologist and long-time director of the Municipal Zoological Garden in Warsaw, educator, Home Army soldier and fighter in the Warsaw Uprising. The Żabinski Foundation, in cooperation with the Municipal Zoological Garden in Warsaw and the Panda Foundation, had the pleasure of organizing a ceremony commemorating this special anniversary.

Joint and several liability of the investor and the contractor for the remuneration of subcontractors – this subject is discussed by Sylwia Moreu-Żak, attorney-at-law, counsel at Wardyński & Partners in the latest episode of News from Poland.

Taylor Wessing provided comprehensive legal advice to PKO Bank Polski in connection with the financing of a warehouse project being developed in Pabianice by Panattoni.

According to Savills latest research, take up in the European office market in H1 2022 reached 4.3m sq m, 11% above the five year H1 average.

The future of the financial services sector will be shaped by two global trends - digitalisation and decarbonisation. We are already seeing a progressive digital transformation of banks, involving collaboration with FinTechs, and implementation of AI or cloud technology solutions. In finance, on the other hand, there is a clear shift towards RES projects, in response to the political situation, the EU regulations, and the challenges of reducing the environmental impact of the modern economy.