Poland – Non-judicial grievance mechanisms

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

Pillar III: Access to remedies

Mediation in civil-, economic-, and individual labour-law [page 41]:

The National Labour Inspectorate is an authority established in order to oversee and verify the observance of labour law, in particular occupational health and safety rules and regulations. During the implementation of its tasks, the National Labour Inspectorate cooperates with trade unions, employers’ organisations, workers’ self-government authorities, workers’ councils, social labour inspections, and public employment services in the meaning of the provisions on the promotion of employment and labour market institutions and state administration authorities, particularly authorities for overseeing and inspecting working conditions, the Police, the Border Guard, customs authorities, revenue offices, and the Social Insurance Institution, as well as local self-government authorities.

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4. OECD National Contact Point [page 49-50, 53]

This includes details on the complaints procedure where an individual feels that there has been non-observance of the OECD Guidelines.

 

2021-2024 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

Activity of the OECD National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct

The Polish OECD National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (OECD NCP) was established in 1998, two years after Poland’s accession to the OECD. Since 2016, OECD NCP has been operating within the structure of government administration, currently in the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy (MFiPR) in the structures of the Office of the Minister.

As part of the operations of the OECD NCP in the area of respect for human rights in business activity of enterprises, the following activities are planned:

• organisation of thematic information meetings on the activities of the OECD NCP to promote responsible business standards and the complaint mechanism for reporting potential violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises,
• processing of notifications of potential violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by multinational enterprises.

One of the indicators for monitoring the implementation of the NAP in 2021-2024 will be information on the number of notifications of potential violations of the OECD Guidelines related to Chapters IV and V of the OECD Guidelines as received and processed by the OECD NCP. – page 11