Marcin Frąckowiak in a commentary for Prawo.pl on the Office of the Employee Rights Ombudsman

The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy plans to establish the Office of the Employee Rights Ombudsman.
A proposal that previously was not submitted for parliamentary work now has a chance to reach the Sejm as a government initiative. However, the idea has sparked considerable controversy. According to labour law experts and employers’ organizations, creating a new office could weaken the role and effectiveness of the National Labour Inspectorate and infringe upon the competences of trade unions. Critics also point out the risk of duplicating already existing tasks and institutions.

In an article for Prawo.pl, Marcin Frąckowiak – Managing Counsel and Attorney-at-law in the Labour Law Department at Sadkowski and Partners – commented on this issue. As he stated:

“The concept seems completely unconvincing to me. The areas mentioned are already handled by the National Labour Inspectorate, and I see no need to multiply entities. It rather looks like creating more administrative positions and an attractive ombudsman role to be filled.”

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