Poland is making up for the time lost in transposing Directive 2002/14 on workers’ information and consultation. The date limit for this transposition was March 23, 2005. A bill aimed at transposing this directive will be submitted to a parliamentary committee in 15 days.
The bill is based on a compromise between employers and trade-union organizations. The bill requires companies of more than 50 employees to create a “Worker’s Council” which will, by law, be informed of the company’s...