Zdrowizm. O nierównym traktowaniu w stosunkach pracy ze względu na tzw. zdrowy styl życia
Healthism: On Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of the So-called Healthy Lifestyle

Summary/Abstract: Activities being part of the so-called healthy lifestyle have been steadily becoming more and more popular in Poland. Staying fit, taking care of weight, attractive appearance, appropriate diet or non-smoking are now very often considered determinants of one’s life and may even bea ground for social stigma. At the same time, employers have realized the importance of relations between employees’ health and their lifestyles on the one side and safety and productivity of the employees on the other, as well as business image of employer’s undertakings. Both these trendscross in employment milieu and they may result in employers defining their job requirements byreferrals to healthy lifestyle. The article claims that circumstances pertaining to healthy lifestyle andappearance may constitute valid differentiating criteria in employment relations provided that theyare objectively grounded in the nature and manner of employee’s duties and that they rest underemployee’s control.

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