Conference: Working time 2026
We invite you to take part in the 6th edition of the Working Time conference.
Moderator: r. pr. Łukasz Chruściel
Agenda:
Panel I, 10:00 – 10:40
Supervisor, manager, director without overtime? When is it true, and when is it a myth?
• Who is actually entitled to ‘irregular working time’?
• When is a manager entitled to overtime pay?
• Company mistakes – a managerial position that exists only on paper
• Managers’ claims and arguments arising in disputes
speakers: attorney-at-law Sandra Szybak-Bizacka, counsel Mariusz Maksis
Panel II, 10:50–11:30
Difficult working time cases – analysis of practical examples
• “the employee was on call but not working” – when does this count as working time?
• working time whilst on a business trip without performing duties
• overtime without a supervisor’s instruction
• working time on projects and sprints (Agile, IT, consulting)
• Working time disputes in court – how to win them as an employer
speakers: attorney-at-law Kinga Polewka-Włoch, attorney-at-law Klementyna Lisiecka
Panel III, 11:40 – 12:20
Employees’ breaches of working time regulations – from minor offences to serious breaches of duty
• the most common breaches of working time regulations by employees
• late arrivals, unauthorised absences and other breaches of working time regulations
• how to document breaches
• what consequences can be imposed and when
• how to establish procedures and practices to minimise breaches
speakers: attorney-at-law Sandra Szybak-Bizacka, counsel Mariusz Maksis
Panel IV, 12:30 – 13:10
Algorithms, AI and automated work scheduling
• Can artificial intelligence plan work schedules?
• Automated shift planning systems – who is liable for algorithm errors?
• Does an employee have to accept a schedule generated by the system?
• Legal risks associated with the use of HR-tech tools
speakers: attorney-at-law Kinga Polewka-Włoch, trainee attorney-at-law Anna Szulc
Panel V, 13:20 – 14:00
Working time of an employee vs a contractor vs a self-employed person (B2B)
• Do contractors and self-employed persons have restrictions on working time?
• How do their working time differ from those of an employee?
• Errors regarding working time that could result in the contract being reclassified as an employment contract
• What powers will the National Labour Inspectorate (PIP) gain in this regard?
speakers: attorney-at-law Sandra Szybak-Bizacka, attorney-at-law Angelika Mulka
The conference is under the patronage of Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
