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Legal protection of trade unionists after the amendment of 5 July 2018 to the Trade Unions Act

Publication date: 29.03.2019

Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy, Volume 26 (2019), Volume 26 Issue 1, pp. 1 - 12

https://doi.org/10.4467/25444654SPP.19.001.10144

Authors

Krzysztof Wojciech Baran
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-8265 Orcid
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Legal protection of trade unionists after the amendment of 5 July 2018 to the Trade Unions Act

Abstract

On 5 July 2018 the Polish Sejm adopted an amendment to the Trade Unions Act. It significantly changes the status of trade unionists at the company level. The starting point for further deliberations is that as from 1 January 2019 these entitlements will be granted not only to trade unionists employed on the basis of a contract of employment, but also  to other persons engaged in gainful employment. By this I mean both those performing work on the basis of civil law contracts as well as self-employed. The July amendment to the Trade Unions Act regarding the legal status of trade unionists concerns their unpaid leaves, leaves from work duties and leaves to perform ad hoc activities and protection of sustainability of employment. These entitlements will be discussed in this Art. in such sequence.

JEL  K31
ASJC:   3309

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Information

Information: Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy, Volume 26 (2019), Volume 26 Issue 1, pp. 1 - 12

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Legal protection of trade unionists after the amendment of 5 July 2018 to the Trade Unions Act

English:

Legal protection of trade unionists after the amendment of 5 July 2018 to the Trade Unions Act

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-8265

Krzysztof Wojciech Baran
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-8265 Orcid
All publications →

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
Poland

Published at: 29.03.2019

Article status: Open

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