• Strengthened protection of workers’ rights
• Duty-free exports to Canada
• For those who switched to the simplified taxation
• “Oak” decors from the company “Interprint”
• The war in Ukraine and the Polish economy

Read everything that happened last week in Ukraine and around the world that is relevant and interesting for the furniture maker in our digest:

1. The Verkhovna Rada passed a law to strengthen the protection of workers’ rights, updating labour legislation on collective agreements and mass dismissals in particular.

Among other things, the provisions of the legislation have been clarified in terms of determining the signs of what is a mass dismissal of employees at the initiative of the employer and how the employer notifies the mass dismissal; the procedure for the employer to consult with trade union representatives before the mass dismissal of employees.

The Verkhovna Rada also adopted a bill (Reg. №5371) on simplifying the regulation of labour relations for small and medium-sized businesses and reducing the administrative burden on entrepreneurship.

Amendments to these legislative acts propose to introduce a contractual regime of labour relations with the possibility at its discretion and by mutual agreement of the parties to include in the written employment contract provisions on the emergence and termination of labour relations, wages, labour standards, wages, allowances, surcharges, bonuses, rewards and another incentive, compensation and guarantee payments, working hours and rest rates, duration of weekly rest and other rights and guarantees defined by the Labor Code of Ukraine.

2. Canada abolished all duties on Ukrainian goods for a year. “The abolition of tariffs by Canada is an important continuation of the initiative of the EU and Britain, which confirms the interest of developed countries to involve the Ukrainian economy in their own industrial and trade chains,” said Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyridenko.

3. Representatives of medium and large businesses can switch to simplified taxation.

After the transition to simplified taxation, a reduced tax rate for medium and large businesses will start working – not 5%, but 2% of income.

Payment of the single tax in the amount of 2% of income for April by Ukrainian entrepreneurs must be made by May 30, 2022. Reporting for the second month of spring is submitted by May 20.

Private individuals also have the opportunity to pay a single tax for the quarter in advance: 1 group – up to 744.3 UAH, 2 groups – up to 3900 UAH.

In addition, until May 20, SDRs are paid on employees’ salaries for April 2022, if salaries have not yet been paid, and a single tax for the 1st quarter of 2022 for 3 groups (3% or 5% of income). Until May 31, it is necessary to pay personal income tax and military duty on employees’ salaries or other payments to individuals in April.

4. Among the many trends that affect design today, we can highlight the leading one: focusing on the welfare and needs of end-users. This trend has also inspired designers from Interprint, who have created new decors that bring peace and warmth to the interior.

The easiest way to achieve harmony in the interior – is to draw inspiration from nature. The decor of Tammi does not lack naturalness: the classic texture of oak wood has clear pores and knots, highlighted by white pigment. This is an offer for fans of muted, calm interior decors.

And fans of the “rural” style will definitely like the Gerald decor. The texture of dark oak, accentuated by transverse brushing, will not dominate the interior, but at the same time give it character.

More decors on www.interprint.com.

5. 95% of owners of Polish companies in the small and medium business sector (including furniture) predict that the war in Ukraine will affect the economic situation in their country. Most of them (61%) believe that the conflict will have negative consequences on the Polish economy. 8% of surveyed companies see positive consequences for the Polish economy, and more than a quarter of respondents say that the consequences can be both good and bad (26%). Negative factors include, first of all, rising energy prices (electricity, gas, fuel) and rising prices for raw materials.