TY - JOUR TI - The Requirement of Employment under an Employment Relationship in Public Procurement and the Protective Function of the Labour Law AU - Moras, Małgorzata TI - The Requirement of Employment under an Employment Relationship in Public Procurement and the Protective Function of the Labour Law AB - The issues included in the article focus on a tool ensuring compliance with provisions of the social law and labour law, as well as collective agreements (so-called cross-cutting “social clause” or horizontal clause) and more precisely on the analysis of regulations of Polish Public Procurement Law related to the requirement posed in relation to economic operators or subcontractors, concerning mandatory employment of staff under an employment relationship when they execute public procurement contracts. The regulation fulfils the protective function of the labour law, underlying the priority of employment. It was emphasized that socially responsible public procurement are inseparably connected with compliance with the provisions of the labour law, whose main aim is to protect the employee. The article also analyses selected issues concerning socially responsible public procurement and the notion of an employment relationship. ASJC: 3308, JEL: K31 VL - Volume 28 (2021) IS - Tom 28 Zeszyt 4 PY - 2021 SN - 1429-9585 C1 - 2544-4654 SP - 373 EP - 388 DO - 10.4467/25444654SPP.21.028.14270 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/szppips/artykul/the-requirement-of-employment-under-an-employment-relationship-in-public-procurement-and-the-protective-function-of-the-labour-law KW - public contracts KW - employment relationship KW - protective function of the labour law KW - contracting authority KW - economic operator KW - socially responsible public procurement; umowy o zamówienie publiczne KW - stosunek pracy KW - funkcja ochronna prawa pracy KW - zamawiający KW - wykonawca KW - społecznie odpowiedzialne zamówienia publiczne