Risks to health in the workplace and occupational accidents and diseases have declined significantly in Poland in the 15 years from 1991 to 2005. Nevertheless, there are still a number of risk factors prevailing, with certain sectors being particularly vulnerable. At least 12% of the workforce is
The project on Social Dialogue Capacity Building at sectoral and company levels is a follow-up of a similar project held at a national level in 2005. The methodology used included carrying out interviews with members of the nationally recognised representative organisations of employers and
Any pay increases for members of the 60,000-strong staff of the Polish tax authorities are the prerogative of the government, which must earmark the appropriate funds in the national budget. Over the past few years, low earnings have been the main factor behind the growing discontent among tax
The Central Statistical Office for Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS [1]) published a report on Women in Poland (in English and Polish, 9.2Mb PDF) [2] in December 2007. The study sets out comprehensive results of research on the participation and position of women in social and economic life
According to the analysis of the survey findings on the Transition from work into retirement (3.5Mb PDF, in Polish and English) [1] which was published by the Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS [2]) in 2007, persons aged 55 to 64 years show a very low level of economic
The dispute with the Polish Teachers’ Union (Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego, ZNP [1]), a member of the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (Ogólnopolskie Porozumienie Związków Zawodowych, OPZZ [2]), began in the spring of 2007, when its leaders first went on standby for strike action, demanding
An economic debate – organised on 1 October 2007 in the context of the general election, which was due to take place within three weeks – involved representatives of the employers assembled in the Business Centre Club (BCC [1]) and the following politicians: [1] http://www.bcc.org.pl/
Risks to health in the workplace and occupational accidents and diseases have declined significantly in Poland in the 15 years from 1991 to 2005. Nevertheless, there are still a number of risk factors prevailing, with certain sectors being particularly vulnerable. At least 12% of the workforce is
In late 2006, the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute (Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, CIOP-PIB [1]) presented to the Labour Protection Council (Rada Ochrony Pracy, ROP [2]) a report entitled /New European Union strategy for health
The Polish Teachers’ Union (Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego, ZNP [1]) decided to hold a warning strike following a meeting between its Chair, Sławomir Broniarz, and Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński on 23 May 2007. Mr Broniarz maintained that the prime minister did not come forward with any
The Polish Teachers’ Union (Związek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego, ZNP [1]), affiliated to the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (Ogólnopolskie Porozumienie Związków Zawodowych, OPZZ [2]), has been on standby for a strike since the beginning of May 2007. ZNP has put forward the following demands: [1]
In mid February 2007, railway workers began blockading railway tracks in a number of major cities across Poland. The workers’ primary demand related to higher wages. The direct impetus for their protest was the breakdown in negotiations after several months of talks between railway unions and the