The District Court in Lublin upheld the thesis of the District Court in Biała Podlaska and pointed out that violation of personal rights may constitute grounds for termination of the employment contract due to the fault of the employer. In its ruling, the District...
As you know, the Labor Code introduces a prohibition of discrimination. In the past, he distinguished between unequal treatment and discrimination, which was its qualified form. The general prohibition of discrimination results from Art. 113 of the Code. It was...
The Supreme Court stated that when "the results of the evidence proceedings do not entitle the court to conclude that mobbing has taken place", the court, if it finds that there has been a violation of personal rights, may award the employee compensation. This...
Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers implies changes to the Polish legal system by the legislator. One of the biggest changes will be the granting of an individual right to parental leave...
In the present case, the plaintiff accused her employer of discriminating against her, in which she paid her remuneration half the amount received by other employees and refused to participate in training attended by other employees. As the plaintiff's claims for...
Currently, Polish law does not provide for any possibility for the employer to inquire into the issue of vaccination of employees against COVID-19. Vaccination as medical information is protected under the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European...
Pursuant to Art. 113 of the Labor Code, any discrimination in employment, direct or indirect, in particular due to sex, age, disability, race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, trade union membership, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, employment...
Persons who have fallen victim to mobbing may bring the mobber to civil law liability. Pursuant to Art. 943 § 3 of the Labor Code: "An employee whose mobbing has caused a health disorder may claim an appropriate sum from the employer by way of pecuniary...
The Labor Code provides for two principles regarding the prohibition of unequal and unfair treatment of employees. One of them is the prohibition of discrimination in employment. This principle states that any discrimination in employment, direct or indirect, is...
The principle of non-discrimination in employment was introduced into the Polish legal system under European requirements by adding Art. 183a. This provision stipulates that employees should be treated equally as regards entering into and terminating employment,...