The purpose of this article is to assess the validity of incorporating the institution of work abandonment into the Labour Code. Although the provisions governing work abandonment as a cause for terminating an employment contract have been abolished, the actual phenomenon of employees 'abandoning' work still persists. This has numerous negative consequences for employers, including financial ones. The author aims to address the issue of how to classify such conduct by an employee in accordance with current legal standards. Additionally, a de lege ferenda proposal is put forward to suggest specific amendments to the Labour Code regarding this matter.

On October 26, 2023, the Tenth Szubert's Seminar was held in the courtroom at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz, organized by the Department of Labor Law, the Department of European, International and Collective Labor Law of the University of Lodz and the Cooperante Polish Scientific Network of Labor Law and Social Security. The meeting was devoted to the issue of the professional situation of university teachers, primarily in the context of the Law of July 20, 2018. – Law on Higher Education and Science.