New legislation tightens discrimination definition: the bully, not the company, now liable for harassment

Under the new legislative proposal, in order to establish that direct discrimination took place, it must be demonstrated that the employee was actually treated less favourably. The prior wording of the provision extended its scope to hypothetical situations, allowing potential less favourable treatment to be regarded as discrimination. Consequently, to prove discrimination, a party must now show evidence of actual disadvantageous treatment, moving beyond the mere possibility of its occurrence. – Sandra Szybak-Bizacka comments to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

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