Changes in the labor code. “Step in the direction of stability” – Onet.pl

 
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  February 22 come into force changes to the Labour Code
 
 
 

The changes to protect workers against abuse such as concluding a number of fixed-term contracts or extensions of temporary contracts indefinitely by employers. According to experts the problem may be up to three million Americans, mostly young people. According to data from the Provincial Labour Office in Katowice, young unemployed (18-34 years) they accounted for nearly 40 per cent. all registered at the end of 2015.

Until now, if an employer with an employee contained two successive employment contracts for a specified period is the third, another contract must have been a perpetual agreement. However, if there has been over a month break in employment, then the employer does not have to enter into contracts for an indefinite period. The changes stipulate that the fourth agreement – regardless of its provisions – will become a contract of indefinite duration.

– New rules are on the side of employees, and any such changes are a step in the right direction – says Arkadiusz Drake, a spokesman for VLO in Katowice. – The amendment will stabilize the situation of workers, especially the young, and open the way to take eg. Mortgage. This is a step towards stability in the labor market – he adds.

Another good sign for the employees is to extend the notice period and that means more time to find another job. According to the amendments, will be razed to the period of termination of the contracts of employment for a fixed term and indefinite. Will decide about him seniority. When this is less than six months notice period will be two weeks. When the internship is from six months to less than three years the notice period is one month. Three months will be entitled to at least a three-year internship.

Changes in the Labour Code also apply to contracts on trial . The employer will be able to enter into a contract for a probationary period of an employee only once to verify the qualifications of the employee. After the changes take effect will be three types of employment contracts: a contract for an indefinite term, fixed-term contract and a contract for a trial period.

An exception to the new rules will be employed as a replacement for the term of office, at work casual or seasonal, and in the case where the employer indicates objectively the reasons for lying on his side. In these cases there will be no limit in force 33 months or three contracts for a specified period.

Co bring change? Although the first authoritative analysis we will have to wait at least until mid-year, employers have complained that the amendment will affect the expansion of the informal economy and the shift towards civil contracts. – It’s a good change for employees. However, the employer similar adjustments will always be considered negative for themselves. However, in my opinion, it will not have a major impact on the abuse by employers of civil law contracts – says Duck.

– the changes will not bring so nothing new in the labor market realities beyond, perhaps, the inner attitude of employees. They should also affect factors such as rotacyjność or unemployment. However, they may in some cases discourage companies to rapidly bind employees and encourage employers to be more cautious in their selection – says Artur Wawrzyniak from the employment agency Manpower.

(MWL)