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Dr hab. Piotr Grzebyk
Dr hab. Piotr Grzebyk
ORCID: 0000-0002-7890-2528

Associate professor in the Chair of Labor Law and Social Policy, in the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, assistant of a Judge of the Supreme Court in the Chamber of Labor, Social Insurances and Public Affairs. In 2006 graduated, with distinction, from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw. His graduation dissertation was awarded in the 8th edition of the competition for the best M.A. and doctoral dissertations held by the Institute of Labor and Social Affairs under the patronage of the Minister of Labor and Social Policy. Graduate of the School of British Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (2006). Fellow of Thomas-Berberich Stiftung (2008). In 2010 received, with distinction, the degree of doctor of legal sciences, with his dissertation “Jurysdykcja krajowa w sprawach z zakresu prawa pracy” (published as Jurysdykcja krajowa w sprawach z zakresu prawa pracy w świetle rozporządzenia Rady (WE) nr 44/2001 (National jurisdiction in cases within the scope of labor law in the light of the Regulation of the Council (EC) No. 44/2001), 328 pages, Wolters Kluwer, 2011). Author of studies in the area of the Polish and European labor law, private international law and civil procedure (most recent: Liability in Damages for Strike in Polish Labour Law [in:] Derechos de Negociación Colectiva ante una Economía Globalizada, X Congreso Europeo de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social, Asociación Española de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social, 2011: 1-14, Ochrona odpoczynku niedzielnego (Protection of Sunday rest) [in:] Czas pracy (Working Time), Florek L., Wolters Kluwer, 2011: 199-209, Wpływ ustalenia prawa właściwego na ochronę trwałości stosunku pracy (Influence of specification of applicable law on the protection of uninterrupted work relationship) [in:] Ochrona trwałości stosunku pracy w społecznej gospodarce rynkowej (Protection of uninterrupted work relationship in social market economy), Goździewicz G., Wolters Kluwer 2010: 455-466) and co-author of educational materials (most important: Prawo cywilne. Orzecznictwo (Civil law. Jurisdiction), vol. I-II, C.H. Beck 2007 – 2nd edition, vol. I-III, C.H. Beck 2011, Postępowanie cywilne. Orzecznictwo (Civil proceedings. Jurisdiction), C.H. Beck 2008: Prawo pracy. Orzecznictwo (Labor law. Jurisdiction), C.H. Beck, 2009 – 2nd edition 2011 and Zbiorowe prawo pracy. Orzecznictwo (Collective labor law. Jurisdiction), C.H. Beck, 2010). Lecturer in training courses (seminars) for judges of labor departments of the courts of law, held by the National Center for the Courts of Law and Prosecutor’s Offices’ Staff Training and the Institute of Legal Sciences, PAN (Polish Academy of Sciences). At present, participates in four research projects involving several hundred people, including one on an international scale (as national reporter for the 20th World Congress of the International Society for Labour Law and Social Security. Under tutorship of Professor Bernd Waas from Goethe Universität in Frankfurt am Main, prepares a national report for the general paper The Right to Strike and its possible conflict with other fundamental rights of the people, for the 20th World Congress of ISLSSL in Santiago de Chile).

 
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2025.7.3
JEL: K31; J51

The objective of this article is to assess whether the 2024 draft amendment to the Trade Unions Act, which grants trade unions the right to obtain information about AI systems and algorithms used by employers, ensures effective oversight of these technologies. The author argues that the right to information alone is insufficient without mechanisms for consultation, co-decision, and supervision. The article discusses EU regulations and solutions adopted in Spain, Germany, Italy, and Norway, proposing that the draft provision be expanded to include consultation obligations, protection of trade secrets, and the possibility of involving independent experts. In conclusion, it emphasis es the need to involve employees and trade unions in digital transformation processes.

Keywords: trade unions; artificial intelligence; algorithmic management; right to information; technology oversight
DOI: 10.33226/0032-6186.2022.2.1
JEL: P2

The paper discusses the neo-nationalism and its impact on social policy and labour law in Poland. The first part desribes the concept of new nationalism and its relationship with social law and social policy. The second specifies which elements of the ruling party's program are in line with the new nationalism. The third explores the reasons behind the resonance of populist and nationalist views in Poland. The fourth and fifth sections describe three major social reforms introduced under the banner of neo-nationalism and areas of inequality left untouched by the ruling parties. My key argument here is that the purpose of the post-2015 social policy reforms in general, and those in the realm of family policy in particular, is to legitimise the government. The reforms are not intended to address systematic labour market problems and social policy challenges. They are designed to be impressive rather than effective. The focus is on quick gambits with big immediate political payoff among the sectors of the society that have the power to sway the vote.

Keywords: neo-nationalism; populism; Family 500+ program; labour market reforms