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Prawo pracownika do odpoczynku dobowego i tygodniowego
The Employee’s Right to Daily and Weekly Rest

Author(s): Agnieszka WALCZYK
Subject(s): Human Resources in Economy, EU-Legislation, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: the employee’s right to rest; daily rest; weekly rest; rest periods;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to discuss the employee’s right to daily and weekly rest regulated in the Labour Code and having its sources in European law. The study presents the scope of standards resulting from EU treaties, directives and recommendations, which constituted a kind of road map for shaping Polish provisions in this area. Detailed analysis of art. 132 and 133 of the Labour Code shows whereas their interpretation and adopted case-law, draws attention to the shortcomings of the established norms that appear during their application in practice and also provides the basis for indicating de lege lata and de lege ferenda conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 13/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 251-270
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish