- News
- Confiscation of cars from October 1, 2023. (3)
The provisions under which the court will be able to order the forfeiture of a drunk driver's car will come into force on October 1, 2023. The new regulations stipulate that professional drivers driving under the influence of alcohol - belonging to employers - will pay PLN 5,000. PLN so-called compensation (instead of losing the car).
- Summary of the inspection activities of the National Labor Inspectorate (PIP) for 2022 in the field of accidents at work (3)
Serious, collective and fatal accidents are reported to the National Labor Inspectorate. The labor inspection is obliged to investigate and analyze the causes of such events. Recently, the report on the inspection and supervisory activities of the National Labor Inspectorate for 2022 has been published. In terms of safety issues, it refers in particular to the issue of accidents.
- National Labor Inspectorate (PIP) on new regulations regarding the posting of drivers (4)
New regulations on the posting of drivers in road transport are already in force. The National Labor Inspectorate informed about the conditions for posting and what are the obligations of employers posting drivers under the new regulations.
- Social Labor Inspectorate
- Cooperation with the occupational health service as the task of the social labor inspector (6)
The tasks of social labor inspectors include those directly mentioned in the Act, as well as those that result indirectly from other Acts. An example is the cooperation of the social labor inspector with the occupational health service. The obligation results from the broader principle of cooperation between the occupational health service and trade unions - and therefore also with social labor inspection. What does such cooperation involve?
- Court decisions
- Outsourcing of employee duties as an apparent elimination of a job position (8)
If an employee has been employed under an indefinite-term contract, can he or she be dismissed due to the liquidation of the job position? Then entrust his duties to an external company? Will this be an apparent elimination of the job position? The task of the Supreme Court to replace the liquidated job position with another, newly created one may be assessed as an action of the employer undertaken in order to circumvent the provisions on the protection of the durability of employment relationships. But this is not the only doubt when it comes to eliminating the job. We present the Supreme Court's position on this matter.
- Questions & Answers
- Does occasional tree felling require permission? (11)
In the described case, reference should be made to the regulation on occupational health and safety when performing certain forest management works.
- Is an intern entitled to subsidy for glasses? (11)
A person who comes for an internship may be entitled to co-financing for the purchase of corrective glasses, if the medical certificate indicates this and the employer provides for such a possibility in the company's internal regulations.
- How to organize a laser welding station (12)
The laser welding station should be organized in a separate and specially prepared room. All detailed requirements contained in the device manual provided by the laser welding manufacturer must be taken into account.
- Where to file a claim for compensation (13)
Events that did not occur at work are not occupational accidents.
- Whether to investigate noise in the pilot's cabin during flight (14)
This is a very specific case. The employer is obliged to indicate the factors harmful to health for which he performs measurements.
- Who is to familiarize the employee with the risk assessment (14)
Familiarization with occupational risk assessment should take place during on-the-job training.
- Theme of the issue
- The impact of monotony on work safety (15)
As a result of automation, robotization and computerization, the overload of physical work disappears. The main problem for employers is the mental burden. One of the main threats is stress, especially negative stress, which reduces motivation to work. Restriction of human work related to automation, robotization and computerization of technological processes causes a weakening of mental activity, with the simultaneous need for vigilance. Symptoms of mental underload resulting from the sameness of stimuli, actions and an unchanging work situation constitute the essence of work monotony.
- Accidents at work
- Interrupted business trip and accident at work (20)
An accident suffered by an employee during a business trip is treated as an accident at work. The exception is a situation in which the employee's conduct caused an accident. It cannot also be related to the performance of the tasks entrusted to it. What impact does a business trip and its interruption have on an accident?
- Occupational health and safety training – Experts answer
- Who can provide training on fire protection? (22)
The regulation on occupational health and safety training, in relation to lecturers, only specifies that they must have the knowledge, professional experience and teaching preparation to ensure the proper implementation of training programs. However, it does not impose any qualification requirements.
- Which training group should a nurse and a nursery carer be included in? (23)
Issues related to the classification of employees into appropriate professional groups are regulated by the provisions of the training regulation. However, the regulation does not always precisely indicate to which professional group a given job position should be classified.
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