Poland : the reform of Labour inspection ahead

The President of the Republic himself, Lech Kaczynski, former professor of Labour's rights, just brought in a bill before the Parliament. This project aims at guaranteeing the respect of the employees' rights. (Ref. 06662)
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The reform concerns all the activity sectors, but it above all has in its sight the international hypermarkets settled in Poland and that were often sentenced for non-respect of the legislation on working times and legal vacations.

The powers of the inspectors were extended. They notably get the special mission to hunt down illegal work and can more easily refer a case to the criminal jurisdiction.On top of that, the financial penalties are higher for the employers who don’t respect the Labour’s

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