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Dr Anna Piszczek
ORCID: 0000-0001-9967-6796

Assistant professor at the Department of Labour Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Łódź, attorney-at-law, assistant to the Supreme Court judge at the Chamber of Labour and Social Insurance. Author and co-author of scientific publications in the field of labour law, including legal forms of employment, atypical employment, and termination of employment.

 
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2024.6.2
JEL: K31

The recognition that climate change is one of humanity's main problems justifies the search for mechanisms conducive to environmental protection at all possible levels. One is the employee-employer relationship and the related right to a pollution-free working environment. When considering the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), it should be noted that it does not contain provisions relating explicitly to environmental protection. However, this does not mean that environmental issues are outside its scope of interest. Over the years, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has issued several judgments concerning the environment, indicating that when environmental pollution directly affects an individual, there may be a violation of Article 2 of the ECHR. At the same time, on many occasions, the ECtHR has considered the human right to a pollution-free environment not only from the perspective of the right to life but also in close connection with the human right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 ECHR). In our opinion, some of the ECtHR's views formulated in the judgments on the interface between human rights (Article 2 and Article 8 ECHR) and environmental protection can be applied directly to the employeremployee relationship.

Keywords: climate change; human rights; pollution-free working environment; occupational safety and health (OSH) frameworks; right to information; labour-environment nexus
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2023.12.7
JEL: K31

The article focuses on the subject and object analysis of the recently introduced provision in the Labour Code concerning the prohibition of discrimination against an employee performing remote work (Article 6729 of the Labour Code). The author considers the question of the relation of this regulation to general provisions on equal treatment. Ultimately attributing only informative value in this regard.

Keywords: equal treatment; discrimination; remote work
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2022.8.3
JEL: K31

Progressing unfavourable climate change — rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, melting glaciers and snow, rising average global sea level, is a reality. To mitigate climate change, emissions must be reduced or prevented. Certain workplaces and industries will undergo changes or disappear altogether as a result of climate change, while others will come into being as we move towards 'greener' economies. Labour law, although not a natural ally in the fight against global warming, can become a very strong partner for environmental law. The Authors point to the obligations of the parties to the employment relationship, which should be reinterpreted to become an effective instrument in this fight. Thus, they start a discussion on the role of labour law in combating climate change.

Keywords: environmental protection; climate change; employment; duties of parties to an employment relationship
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2022.2.6
JEL: K39

The article was devoted to the problem of evidence from the hearing of the employer when on the employer's side in the process there is an entity other than a natural person. The problem then arises as to who can be heard as a party. The presented issue is complex in nature due to the fact that it is shaped by both procedural and substantive law regulations. The presented issues, despite their significant importance for law researchers and practitioners, have not been developed in detail.

Keywords: employer; evidence from hearing the parties; proceedings in labour law cases
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2021.6.3
JEL: K31

On 21th January 2021, a scientific conference "Remote work as an institution of labour protection law" "took place. The event was organized by the Department of Labour Law of the University of Łódź and the Polish Scientific Network of Labour Law and Social Security COOPERANTE via MS TEAMS platform. The conference enjoyed great interest from the academic community and legal practitioners. It was attended by 110 participants representing 15 academic centers as well as the National Labour Inspectorate, the Social Insurance Institution, and the Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarność.

Keywords: COVID-19; remote work; home office; employer's instruction; health and safety at work
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2020.7.5
JEL: K31

The subject of the article is the analysis employee's claims in the case of unlawful termination of a labour contract without notice, when the contract was previously unlawful terminated by notice. The author presents the changing approaches of case law to the possible aggregation of claims and proposes her own solution to the above issue.

Keywords: termination of a labour contract with period of notice; termination of a labour contract without notice; employee's claims; compensatory liability of an employer