On October 17, Polish MPs adopted, with 393 votes for and only 2 against, the law on the modification of the Labor Code. This text transposes into national law the definitions of indirect discrimination and moral and sexual harassment, ensures equal treatment for employees returning from their maternity leave, and introduces a general security obligation for the employer. The text still needs to be ratified by the Senate to become permanent. (Ref. 080808)
Discrimination
and harassment. In order to comply with European law,
the law completes or introduces, into the Labor Code, several definitions:
- There is indirect discrimination
when a decision, criterion or action – apparently neutral – leads or may lead
to disproportions or a disadvantageous situation for a person or a determined category of
people, in areas such as employment, promotion, or access to training, unless
if this decision, criterion or action is objectively justified to achieve a
legitimate goal and that the means to achieve this goal are necessary and
appropriate.
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