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Factsheet for measure PL-2020-20/1156 – Updated – measures in Poland
Country | Poland , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 12 May 2020 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
Category |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace
– Occupational health and safety |
Author | Jan Czarzasty (Warsaw School of Economics) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 18 September 2020 (updated 20 October 2021) |
In the early phase of the pandemic, the Council for Protection of Work (ROP) held a meeting focused and health and safety at work challenges posed by the health-crisis. ROP is a multilateral body by the Polish parliament, responsible for voicing opinions and supervising working conditions and activities of National Labour Inspectorate (PIP). The body's core is tripartite (representatives of government, trade unions and employer organisations representative a the national level) supplemented by NGOS, academics and experts.
At the meeting on 12 May 2020 ROP discussed the materials prepared by the public Central Institute for Work Protection (CIOP) and PIP regarding the actual and foreseen impact of COVID-19 on labour market and working conditions.
The meeting concluded with adoption of the position, where number of recommendations for various stakeholders were addressed. Those include:
Social partners were named as part of target groups for the recommendations 1, 2 and 3.
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
30 April 2021 |
In late April the Council discussed the data collected by the National Labour Inspectorate in course of workplace inspections (in over 40% of the workplaces approached irregularities in observing the sanitary regulations regarding COVID-19 were discovered). |
The position is non-binding, yet the recommendations envisaged therein have been translated to action regarding dissemination of information and preparatory works on implementing the notion of 'remote work' (and relevant regulations) into the Labour Code, as at the moment it is only stipulated (in a very brief and general way) by the the Anti-crisis Shield.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Applies to all workers | Applies to all businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Employers' organisations Other social actors (e.g. NGOs) |
No special funding required
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative | Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative |
Form | Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies | Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Social partners' views are certainly supportive, as they took part in the preparations of the position.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Position of the council for protection of work on safety and protection of health of workers during the pandemic, measure PL-2020-20/1156 (measures in Poland), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/PL-2020-20_1156.html
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