It will be the new Labour Code – Polish Radio

In Poland not yet started work on the amendments to the Labour Code, but the government side signaled already need to establish a proper body of law on this issue Photo: Depositphotos

in this country, the situation is different than in other EU countries, notes Barbara Surdykowska, a lawyer from the Office of Expert national Commission of “Solidarity”.

– as far as the French arrangements for working time, they are highly specific to Europe, as it is one of the few countries that has a 35-hour working week as the universal. It is a shorter dimension than the most common, that is, such as in Poland, 40-hour – explains the guest Polish Radio 24. – In France it is regarded as a certain achievements, progress, element showing that with the development of economic, technological, social we work shorter – he added.

the Labour Code to change?

in Poland not yet started work on the amendments to the Labour Code, but the government side signaled already the need to establish an appropriate body of law on this issue, like Barbara Surdykowska.

– Deputy Minister of family, work and social policy Stanisław Szwed, who is responsible for the right to work in their speeches indicated that he sees the need to create a new Codification Commission, such a body expert, scientific, which opracowałoby new Labour Code. Such attempts have already been made. Created the so-called. project professorial 5 – 6 years ago, who never entered the legislative path, was not used, it is the work of strictly scientific expert – like Barbara Surdykowska.

Who should include provisions of the new Labour Code?

The Ministry points out that the new Codification Commission would closely collaborate with all social partners, both employers’ organizations, as well as trade unions. The possibility of a new Code will be important whether it should apply only to salaried employees.

– Or Labour Code should also apply to persons who permanently are associated with one counterparty does not perform the work subordinate, but are economically dependent one entity. We can imagine a solution in which only certain, certain powers of employees, these classic, entitled to these entities, which in labor law are defined as economically dependent, ie for example. Self-employed people, who continuously are associated with a single counterparty – explains the expert.

Polish Labour Code was established in 1974 and through multiple revisions is very difficult in the application especially for smaller companies.

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