Poland: labour law excluded from scope of new whistleblower legislation

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On 14 June, after a delay of two and a half years, the Polish parliament adopted the bill on the protection of whistleblowers. However, the text, which had been approved by the government, was radically amended when it passed through the senate, with labour law removed from the list of areas in which it will be possible to report breaches of the law. The bill now needs to be signed by President Andrzej Duda.
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Sexual or moral harassment in the workplace, discrimination based on parenthood, failure to respect health and safety or forcing employees to work unpaid overtime are all subjects on which it will not be possible to report. Labour law, which was included in the bill presented by the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, of the New Left party, and submitted to parliament on 17 April, was removed from the list of areas in which it will be possible to report vio

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