Polish Labour Code (Ban on Discrimination in Employment)

Polish Labour Code (Art. 113 and Art. 943: Ban on discrimination in employment)

Any discrimination in employment, direct or indirect, in particular on grounds of gender, age, disability, race, religion, nationality, political views, trade union membership, ethnic origin, belief, sexual orientation, as well as employment for a fixed or indefinite time period, full or part time work – is not admissible.

Employees should be treated equally in labour relations in terms of:

• concluding and terminating an employment relationship,
• terms of employment,
• promotion,
• access to training to improve professional qualifications

Criteria which an employer cannot use in order to differentiate the situation of employees (discriminatory criteria):

• gender,
• age,
• disability,
• race,
• religion,
• nationality,
• political views,
• trade union membership,
• ethnic origin,
• denomination,
• sexual orientation,
• employment for a fixed or indefinite time period,
• full or part time work