Disputes over employment following Labour Inspectorate decisions: speeding up court rulings

While challenging decisions made by the State Labour Inspection (PIP) and the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) in common courts remains the only appropriate solution, the process presents significant practical obstacles. The courts currently face extensive delays, often taking two or three years to hear such appeals. Consequently, the expectation that such cases can be resolved within a single year is unrealistic. This is further complicated by the fact that a comprehensive evidentiary hearing only occurs for the first time during court proceedings; by contrast, the initial PIP process is far more selective and governed by a different set of procedural rules. – Sławomir Paruch comments to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

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